DATE: July 11, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees - Public Works and Planning
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct second hearing to amend the County of Fresno Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Sections 1000 - Computer Services (EMIS); 1500 - Parks and Recreation; and 2200 - Public Works and waive the reading of the Ordinance in its entirety.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions would revise existing fees in the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs (MSF) (Sections 1000,1500, and 2200) based on actual Public Works and Planning costs. The fees are used for reimbursement of staff costs for projects requested by County departments and outside public agencies.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may direct staff to use current fees or propose alternative fees which may not recover 100% of costs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost with the recommended actions. It is anticipated that with the amendment of these fees, Public Works and Planning will ensure 100% cost recovery for salaries, benefits, and indirect costs.
DISCUSSION:
MSF Subsection 1001 under Section 1000 (Computer Services-EMIS), sets forth the hourly rate used for requests from outside of the County for computer related services (parcel checks, map checks, etc). The proposed increase in the hourly rate is due to salary and benefit increases. The current and proposed fee rates are shown in Exhibit A.
The attached Exhibit B shows the current fees and proposed fee changes to Subsection 1509 - Parks Staff under Section 1500 (Parks and Recreation). These hourly rates are used to charge outside public agencies (e.g. San Joaquin River Conservancy) upon request and for estimating work for County Departments for grant funded projects.
Subsections 2207, 2208, and 2209 under Section 2200 (Public Wor...
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