DATE: April 25, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Les Wright, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
SUBJECT: Authorize Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures to Execute Specific Revenue Agreements for Fiscal Year 2017-18.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Authorize the Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures to Execute Specific Revenue Agreements for FY 2017-18 (estimated $2,160,514); and
2. Authorize the Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer to execute amendments to these same revenue agreements on behalf of the County of Fresno, including approving any revenue changes within a 15% increase or decrease of each agreement's amount.
REPORT
The first recommended action will authorize the Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures to execute specified revenue agreements on behalf of the County of Fresno for Fiscal Year 2017-18. Due to programmatic changes made during the year, amendments to agreements may be required. The second recommended action will allow the Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer to execute amendments within a 15% increase or decrease of the agreement's maximum amount.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board decides not to adopt this recommendation, the Department will bring each revenue agreement before your Board for consideration.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no net County cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will save administrative resources required to process designated agreements and amendments to agreements below a specific dollar amount, which are typically estimated in each year's adopted budget.
DISCUSSION:
The Agricultural Commissioner has historically sought out revenue sources to fund various activities of the Department. These revenue sources typically require that the County of Fresno enter into revenue agreements with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), California Department...
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