DATE: August 20, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Section 900 - Environmental Health, sections 902 through 906, 908 through 917, 919 through 934.1, 938 through 940.2, and 948 through 951; and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety and set second hearing for September 10, 2019;
2. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinances; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required summaries in accordance with Government Code, section 25124 (b)(1).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions would schedule the second hearing to amend the identified rates in Section 900 of the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs Ordinance (MSF) provided by the Department of Public Health's Environmental Health Division (EHD). The proposed amendment is an 8% to 13% increase and represents the second year increase of a three-year 25% to 33% phase-in approved by the Board on July 10, 2018. To allow for the eventual 90% cost recovery in Section 900, a similar increase will be required in FY 2020-21, thereby reducing the use of Health Realignment (Realignment) to offset permit fee-based program costs. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may direct Department staff to use current fees or propose alternative fees, which may not result in the eventual 90% cost recovery in Environmental Health by FY 2020-21.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The proposed rates, as shown in Exhibit A, will be used by the Department to recover direct and indirect costs for services performed at 90% by FY 2020-21 by the Department's EHD with the 10% diff...
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