Title
Adopt a Resolution to:
Amend Article I.E. of the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution effective July 1, 2022, to adjust fees relating to oversight and services provided by the Health Department's Environmental Health Bureau.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors Adopt a Resolution to:
Amend Article I.E. of the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution effective July 1, 2022, to adjust fees relating to oversight and services provided by the Health Department's Environmental Health Bureau.
SUMMARY:
The Health Department's Environmental Health Bureau (EHB) is requesting approval of a proposed 2.5% increase to EHB fees, as set forth in Article I.E. of the Monterey County Fee resolution, effective July 1, 2022.
DISCUSSION:
The fee increase is proposed to reflect more closely, while still not exceeding, the actual and reasonable costs of services and benefits provided to the public by the EHB. Adoption of the proposed fees will contribute to the self-sufficiency of the programs within the Environmental Health Bureau; however, the fee increase will not fully cover cost of services and benefits and may still result in the need for additional future General Fund Contributions for those services to remain at Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 staffing levels.
The EHB requests approval for a 2.5% fee increase effective July 1, 2022 to contribute to meeting its Fiscal Year 2022-23 Requested Budget.
Additional costs and expenses, including but not limited to cumulative across the board employee salary cost of living adjustments (10.5%), COWCAP/Indirect Costs (35%), and salary adjustments (11% based on market), corroborates this request for a 2.5% increase, as the current fee adjustment requested herein only continues to partially recapture the true current cost of services.
Also, of note is the ongoing educational and regulatory requirements necessary to ensure that the public is protected during the COVID-19 pandemic with regard to fo...
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