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Planning and Building Department recommending the Board provide conceptual approval to amend Ordinance 5224 entitled “Planning and Building Department Fee Schedule" to update the Department’s hourly rate and fees for services.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On October 24, 2023, (Legistar file 23-1672), the Board approved Ordinance 5185, Planning and Building Department Fee Schedule. The schedule of fees consisted of a department-wide fee study performed by NBS Government Finance Group, Inc. (“NBS”). This study used employee rates and budget from Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23.
Board Policy A-3 - Ordinances - New or Amended, requires ordinance amendments to be presented to the Board of Supervisors for conceptual review and authorization to prepare the ordinance amendment.
Through County budget development for FY 2025/26, and Board direction for cost saving strategies, the Planning and Building Department (Department) has reviewed billing rates for time and materials services and flat fees that have not been updated since FY 2022/23. The proposed fee increases will ensure the Department continues to meet cost recovery goals for the next budget cycle.
Department staff, along with Chief Administrative Office, Community Development Finance and Administration, is preparing an updated fee schedule for the Department and anticipates returning to the Board in the July of 2025.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose not to approve this item, resulting in a decrease of targeted cost recovery rates for the affected fees.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
August 15, 2023, (Legistar file 23-1487), the Board received and filed the Department’s Fee Study Report and provided direction to revise Planning and Building Department’s Fee Schedule.
October 24, 2023, (Legistar file 23-1672), the Board adopted Ordinance 5185 - Planning and Building Fee Schedule.
December 10, 2024, (Legistar file 24-1891), the Board approved Ordinance 5213 - Planning and Building Fees, removin...
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