DATE: September 26, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner
SUBJECT: Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees - Sheriff-Coroner
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing to amend the Fresno County Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Subsection 2609 of Section 2600 - Sheriff-Coroner; waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety; and set second hearing for October 17, 2017;
2. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinance; and
3. Direct the Clerk to the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code Section 25124(b)(1).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions would revise the existing Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs based on the Sheriff-Coroner's Office costs for FY 2017-18. Amendments to Subsection 2609-Contract Service Fees update current rates and will allow the Sheriff-Coroner's Office to recover the salary and benefits costs, operating costs, and an indirect cost rate for a full time Deputy Sheriff, Community Service Officer, Correctional Officer, Dispatcher, and Reserve Officer positions. The recommended actions also include a Prisoner Processing Service Fee that is utilized with other law enforcement 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 associated with the recommended actions. It is anticipated that with the proposed fees, the Sheriff-Coroner's Office will ensure full cost recovery for salary and benefits costs, mileage costs, radio usage, vehicle replacement recovery, and an indirect cost rate proposal (ICRP) of 9.69%, a less than 1% decrease for FY 2017-18.
DISCUSSION:
Recommended updates to the Master Schedule of Fees for Subsection 2609 - Contract Service Fees are detailed in Attachment A. The ...
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