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HEARING - Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office recommending the Board conduct a public hearing to Introduce and Adopt Ordinance 5237 amending Sections 3.29.030, 3.29.040, and 5.04.030 of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code to update the Treasurer Tax Collector's Schedule of Fees.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
California Government Code Chapter 12.5 County Fees, Section 54985, authorizes the Board of Supervisors to "recover the cost of providing any product or service . . " (Attachment B). Chapter 3.28 of Title 3 and Chapter 5.04 of Title 5 of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code describes the services and products which the Treasurer-Tax Collector (TTC) provides on a fee basis. On August 20, 2024, the Board approved Ordinance 5206 amending Title 3 Revenue and Finance, Chapters 3.20 and 3.34 of Title 3 to update fees that are not mandated by statute, add additional fees to recover the cost to provide these services and to correct a typographical error. The last major update of the Fee Schedule was Ordinance 5125 approved by the Board on July 14, 2020. Since the adoption of the current Fee Schedule, the TTC's Office has seen an increase in the cost to deliver the services.
On July 15, 2025, the Board granted conceptual approval for the TTC's Office to update the fees recovering the costs of providing services. Staff reviewed the cost of providing services based on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget. The review increased the TTC's Office hourly rate from $154.00 to $186. The cost of providing services is determined by multiplying the time required for the service by the hourly rate. Those fees that are not mandated by statute are adjusted to recover more of the County costs to provide the services. Attachment D provides a red-line version of the updated fee schedule.
Ordinance No. XXXX is proposed for approval and adoption pursuant to Government Code (GOV) subsection (ยง) 54985 and County Ordinance Code Section 1.04.260, following today's require...
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