DATE: June 20, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kelley Worman-Landano, County Librarian
SUBJECT: Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees - Library - Second Hearing
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct the second hearing to amend the County of Fresno Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Section 1100 - Library; and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will amend rates in Section 1100 of the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs (MSF)
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may direct staff to use current fees or propose alternative fees which may not recover 100% of Library costs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost with the recommended action. It is anticipated that with the establishment of these fees, the Library will ensure 100% cost recovery for salaries, benefits, direct and indirect costs.
DISCUSSION:
MSF Section 1100 (Library), sets forth fees for requests for Library services (i.e. replacement library cards, copies, flash drives, lost/damaged library materials, etc.). The current and proposed fee rates are shown in Attachment A. The proposed fee changes have been reviewed by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector (ACTTC) and the ACTTC concurs with the recommended action. The last time fees were updated was in FY 2009-10.
Reasons for the recommended changes are outlined below:
Subsection 1101: Lost/Damaged Library Materials Payment
Currently the Lost/Damaged Library Materials Payment fee allows for cost recovery fees as follows: (1) the cost of item plus $3.00 for items valued up to $9.99; (2) the cost of item plus $9.00 for items valued at $10.00 or more; and (3) $18.00 for items valued at $500.00 or more.
The cost recovery fee is meant to offset costs of staff time in ordering and processing replacements for items lost or damaged by patrons. The Library completed a cost analysis and determined...
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