DATE: May 1, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kelley Worman-Landano, Interim County Librarian
SUBJECT: Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees - Library
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing to amend the County of Fresno Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Section 1100 - Library, in its entirety, for fees, including overdue fines, for the recovery of costs relating to Library materials and services provided to the public (the Ordinance); waive the reading of the proposed Ordinance in its entirety, and set the second hearing of the proposed Ordinance, including its requested Board adoption, for June 5, 2018;
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 of the proposed Ordinance in accordance with Government Code Section 25124(b)(1).
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The Board's approval of the proposed ordinance at the second reading will add and revise existing fees, including overdue fines, in the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs (MSF) (Section 1100) based on actual Library costs. Such fees are used for reimbursement of costs related to materials and services provided to the public.
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 actions. Measure B Sales Tax (Measure B) funds 50% of salaries, benefits and operational costs. It is anticipated that with the establishment of these fees, the Library will ensure 100% cost recovery beyond the Measure B Sales Tax funding.
DISCUSSION:
MSF Section 1100 (Library), sets forth fees for requests for Library services (i.e. replacement library cards, copies, flash drives, lost/damaged library ...
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