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Approve and Adopt a Resolution amending Article VIII, of the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution, to set and authorize to collect Fees and Fines for the Monterey Free Libraries effective January 1, 2015 as set forth in Exhibit A.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve and adopt a Resolution amending Article VIII of the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution, to set and authorize to collect Fees and Fines for the Monterey Free Libraries effective January1, 2015, as set forth in Exhibit A.
SUMMARY:
The Monterey County Code Section 1.40.010 provides that all fees, penalties, refunds, reimbursements, and charges of any kind by the County shall be specified in the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution. Article VIII of the Master Fee Resolution reflects the authorized fees of Monterey County Free Libraries. At this time, Monterey County Free Libraries is submitting the requested adjustments to Article VIII to reflect increases in costs associated with providing the indicated services to the responsible patrons/payors. All requests to modify fees in Article VIII are calculated to recover no more than the actual reasonable costs to render the identified services to the patrons of these services.
DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Free Library System fees and fines schedule was last subject to review and revision in December 2010. The current fees and fines set forth in Article VIII of the County Master Fee Resolution have fallen behind the actual cost of providing the indicated services. All fees and charges were examined throughout the Article and the entire Article is being submitted for adjustment based on adjustments of the costs of providing the service or administratively processing the indicated library services to the recipients of those services/benefits.
The fees requested for these services reflect no more than the reasonably calculated costs to the County, and reflect no more than the actual bur...
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