Title
Adopt a Resolution amending Article I.E. of the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution effective July 1, 2016, to adjust fees relating to oversight and services provided by the Health Department's Environmental Health Bureau pursuant to the attached Fee Schedule.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a Resolution amending Article I.E. of the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution effective July 1, 2016, to adjust fees relating to oversight and services provided by the Health Department's Environmental Health Bureau pursuant to the attached Fee Schedule.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department's Environmental Health Bureau (EHB) is requesting approval of a proposed across-the-board fee increase to the County Master Fee schedule, Article I.E., to more closely reflect, while still not exceeding, the actual and reasonable costs of services and benefits provided to the public by the EHB. A detailed summary of these services are included as attachment 3, Environmental Health Bureau Services Overview. Adoption of the proposed fees will contribute to the self-sufficiency of the indicated programs; 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 2015-16 staffing levels.
Unanticipated expenditure increases to the Environmental Health Bureau include a 21% increase in costs for health insurance for employees, increases in contributions for the Enterprise Resource Program (ERP), increased employee salaries/benefits, and increases in Department overhead costs. Due to these unanticipated costs, the Environmental Health Bureau has found it necessary to propose an across-the-board 8% increase to its fees, effective July 1, 2016 to meet the 2016-17 proposed budget. An exception to this increase is fees for the Environmental Health Review Services (EHRS) program; the EHRS prog...
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