TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, Chief Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Jasmine Elo, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Changes to Fees Charged by Assessor, Recorder, County Clerk; Fire Marshal; Information Technology Services; Planning, Building and Environment Services - Building Division; and Public Works, and updating the Schedule of Penalties.
RECOMMENDATION
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Conduct a public hearing, adopt resolutions changing certain fees for Assessor, Fire Marshal, Public Works, the Building Division of Planning, Building and Environmental Services, and updating the Schedule of Penalties; and introduction and intent to adopt an ordinance changing certain fees for Assessor, Recorder-County Clerk, and Information Technology Services; (Fiscal Impact: $2.4 million Revenue; $1.1 million General Fund; $992,000 Building Fund; $300,800 Fire Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
State law allows government agencies to recover the cost of providing certain services by charging fees to those receiving the services. Napa County establishes fees for services and periodically updates those fees. Some fees may be established by resolution while others require ordinances, depending on the particular fee and state law.
The most recent comprehensive update was approved by the Board of Supervisors (Board) on November 5, 2024, pursuant to Resolution No. 2024-119. The changes to County fees were based on a User Fee Study (2024 Study) conducted by MGT Consulting Group (MGT) using FY 2023-24 salary and benefit costs. The 2024 Study describes MGT's calculation methodology and data used to revise fees for Planning, Building and Environmental Services (PBES), Local Enforcement Agency, Fire, Public Works, Animal Shelter, Clerk of the Board, Agriculture Commission and Weights & Measures. The County's Public Services Employees' Memorandum of Understanding was adopted near the conclusion of the study's calculation and the 4% cost-of-living adjustment was incorporated.
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