TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Jasmine Elo, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Accept Report Regarding Fees Waived During FY 2024-25
RECOMMENDATION
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Accept and file the Annual Report of fees waived by various County departments during fiscal year 2024-25. (Fiscal Impact: $151,396 Reduced Revenues; Various Funds; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
Per Part 10 of the Napa County Fee Policy, "The County Executive Officer shall prepare annual reports regarding the nature, number and dollar amount of fees waived by the various County departments and shall present those reports to the Board of Supervisors for review."
According to the policy, the officer or employee responsible for collecting any fee established in the Fee Policy, or on an appeal the County Executive Officer, may waive a fee if the following findings are made:
1. The waiver of the fee will advance a public policy; and
2. The waiver of the fee is in the public interest and will promote a public benefit; and
3. The applicant is a non-profit organization; and
4. The non-profit organization approved for a temporary event fee waiver or special event on roadways/road closure fee waiver has provided written assurance that a designated percentage of the proceeds of said event will be donated for the public benefit of the citizens of Napa County; and
5. The fee is not for a building, public works, or other permit whose user fee has been established to recover the full cost of service, according to County policy except for roadways/road closure permits; or
6. The appeal fee is for an individual who can provide verification of fiscal hardship.
The total fees waived during fiscal year 2024-25 amount to $151,396 (see attached list). The departments listed on the report include the Assessor-Recorder-Clerk, Library, Planning, Building and Environmental Services (PBES), and Public Works.
Assessor-Recorder-Clerk waives fees in accordance with State pr...
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