TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Becky Craig, Assistant County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Celeste Gonzalez, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 230373B with MGT of America Consulting, LLC.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 230373B with MGT of America Consulting, LLC., to extend the agreement term through June 30th, 2025 for preparation of a fee study. (No Fiscal Impact)
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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 April 2015, the County contracted with MGT of America Consulting LLC. (MGT) to perform a comprehensive analysis of fees. MGT used the adopted FY16 budget, staffing and operational information to determine appropriate fees. Phase 1 of the study was completed with fee changes effective in July 2016. Phase 1 included a review of fee-for service activities within the following departments: Agricultural Commissioner, Assessor, Recorder-County Clerk, Clerk of the Board, County Counsel, Fire Marshal, Housing and Intergovernmental Affairs, Public Works, and Treasurer-Tax Collector. In FY19, Phase 2 of the fee study was completed by MGT for the Planning Building and Environmental Services Department (PBES) as well as smaller targeted reviews of Public Works, Agricultural Commissioner, and Recorder-County Clerk fees. The service study utilized hourly rates of staff providing service and time spent to provide specific services. As a result, updated fees for these departments were adopted at the July 31, 2018, meeting. Certain fees were inadvertently not included in the July 2018 fee update, or in the case of fees related to the services of weight and measures, were delayed pending the passage of AB 347, which set certain weights and measures charges and extended authority to county boards of...
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