Title
Adopt a Resolution amending Article I.E. of the County of Monterey Master Fee Resolution effective July 1, 2025, to adjust fees relating to oversight and services provided by the Health Department’s Environmental Health Bureau.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a Resolution amending Article I.E. of the County of Monterey Master Fee Resolution effective July 1, 2025, 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) requests the Board of Supervisors (BOS) approval of a proposed 12% increase to EHB facility permitting fees, as set forth in Article I.E. of the County of Monterey Fee resolution, to be effective on July 1, 2025. The proposed increase is necessary to more closely recover the EHB’s cost of providing services while not exceeding the actual and reasonable cost.
DISCUSSION:
To keep pace with the cost of providing services, the EHB must adjust fees annually. The proposed 12% fee increase will more closely reflect, 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 EHB. Conversely, not implementing the fee adjustments would result in diminished cost recovery and potentially increased reliance on county funding.
In 2022, EHB, contracted with MGT America to conduct a cost recovery study. The cost-of-services study considered the product of the hourly rate calculations time the time spent yields the cost of providing the service. EHB staff utilized the same methodology employed in 2022 to prepare recommended fee adjustments effective July 1, 2025. In summary, the increase is based on baseline budget development and the cost versus revenue gap after all known salaries and benefits pl...
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