TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Becky Craig, Assistant County Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 230373B with MGT of America Consulting, LLC.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 230373B with MGT of America Consulting, LLC., to amend the scope of work for preparation of a fee study and to increase the total cost. (Fiscal Impact: $46,935 Expense; General Fund and Building Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
State law allows government agencies to establish fees to recover the cost of providing services. Napa County has a long history of reviewing and revising fee schedules to reflect changes in the actual cost of providing services.
In October 2022, the County Executive Office issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a qualified consultant or consultant team to conduct a fee study consistent with the California Government Code Section 66014 and related statutes, focusing on user fees in Planning, Building & Environmental Services, County Counsel, Public Works, and County Fire Marshal.
Fees in these departments were last studied comprehensively in 2019. At the conclusion of the 2019 study, the Board of Supervisors maintained the goal adopted in 2003 to obtain full cost recovery for the Building Division, and for other building permit related functions of the Fire Marshal, Public Works, County Counsel and Environmental Health and an 80% cost recovery for all other Planning and Public Works related applications and activities.
On April 18, 2022, the Board approved Agreement No. 230373B with MGT for a maximum amount of $51,635 for the term of April 18, 2023, through June 30, 2024, to prepare a fee study for Planning, Building, and Environmental Services, County Counsel, Public Works, and County Fire Marshal. The fee study was to support the adjustment and simplification of the County's fee schedule as necessary to enhance fairness, equi...
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