DATE: November 14, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Brandi Orth, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters
SUBJECT: Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees - County Clerk/Registrar of Voters
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing to amend the Fresno County Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Subsections 802, 803, and 805 and adds Subsections 809, 810 and 811 to Section 800 - County Clerk/Registrar of Voters; waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety; and set second hearing for December 5, 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 County Clerk/Registrar of Voters costs for FY 2017-18. Amendments to Subsections 802, 803, and 805 update current rates to reflect changes in technology and allow the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Office to recover the salary and benefits costs, direct costs, and indirect cost rate for Data Requests and Election Maps, updates the rate for Searching Records or Files, as set by the State. Subsections 809, 810, and 811 will be added for Passport Photos and Expedited Stamps, Photocopies, and Notary Journal Surrender fees.
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 County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Office will ensure full cost recovery for the salary and benefits costs, allowable indirect costs (ICRP 109% of direct salaries only), and direct materials costs for each of the rates in Subsections 802, 803, 809 (a), 810,...
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