Title
Adopt a Resolution amending Article I.E. of the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution effective July 1, 2017, to adjust fees relating to oversight and services provided by the Health Department's Environmental Health Bureau pursuant to the attached Fee Schedule. (ADDED VIA SUPPLEMENTAL)
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, 2017, 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 is 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 all the cost of services. This is consistent with the previous practice of using a General Fund subsidized cost recovery model when setting this fees.
Unanticipated expenditure increases to the Environmental Health Bureau include an 8% increase in payroll costs and significant increases in Environmental Health Bureau's share to the County Cost Plan Charges, share in the County Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) and Information Technology costs. Due to these unanticipated costs, the Environmental Health Bureau has found it necessary to propose an across-the-board 4% increase to its fees, effective July 1, 2017 to meet the 2017-18 proposed budget. In Fiscal Year 2016-17, the Environmental Health Bureau contracted with MGT America to conduct a comparison ana...
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