Title
Adopt a resolution to amend Article XV of the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution, effective October 25, 2022, authorizing new fees and adjusting existing fees for Treasurer-Tax Collector services and enforcement requirements.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a resolution to amend Article XV of the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution, effective October 25, 2022, authorizing new fees and adjusting existing fees for Treasurer-Tax Collector services and enforcement requirements.
SUMMARY:
Section 1.40.010 of Chapter 1.40 of the Monterey County Code provides that all fees, penalties, refunds, reimbursements, and charges of any kind collected by the County may be specified in the Monterey County Fee Resolution. Article XV sets the schedule of fees and charges for the Treasurer-Tax Collector. Government Code 54985 specifies that amendments to this article require Board of Supervisors approval. Proposed amendments to the fee schedule update existing fees and establish some new fees to assist with a level of recovery of current costs for related services while not exceeding their actual cost to the department.
DISCUSSION:
The Treasurer-Tax Collector (TTC) has completed an extensive review of department fees, last amended on December 12, 2017, and effective January 15, 2018. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 departmental salary and salary-driven benefits reflect a combined increase of 12.9% including 15.1% growth in base-line salaries costs and 9.6% higher salary-driven benefits charges. Increased charges for countywide cost allocations and internal service fees, which are assessed to departments per full-time equivalent employee (FTE), are 15.4% higher. These cost changes result in a combined average increase of 13.6% to the department for delivery of specified services.
As outlined in California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 2621, the TTC's recommended adjustments and new fees allow some cost recovery for existing ...
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