REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF BOARD GOVERNED COUNTY SERVICE AREAS
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 8, 2025
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Director of Public Works - Special Districts
SUBJECT
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Adoption of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fee Ordinance for Various Board Governed County Service Areas and Zones
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of all Board Governed County Service Areas and their Zones, adopt Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. SD 24-03, and to adopt new fees and charges for Fiscal Year 2025-26, which was introduced on March 25. 2025, Item No. 79.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Fees and charges from the proposed ordinance are projected to generate approximately $17 million in revenue for 2025-26 for various Board-Governed County Service Areas (CSAs) and their Zones (Districts). This revenue will continue to be used to offset the costs of providing services. Appropriation and revenue related to the fees will be included in the 2025-26 Recommended Budget for the applicable Districts.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. SD 24-03 and to adopt fees and charges for Fiscal Year 2025-26 was introduced on March 25, 2025, Item No. 79. The recommendation before the Board of Supervisors is to adopt the ordinance on the Consent Calendar.
The ordinance will adopt the fees charged by the Districts for Fiscal Year 2025-26. The repeal of Ordinance No. SD 24-03 and establishment of the 2025-26 fees will be effective July 1, 2025.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Aaron Gest, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on March 21, 2025; Finance (Amanda Trussell, Principal Administrative Analyst, and Jessica Trillo, Administrative Analyst, 387-4222) on March 24, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Paloma Hernandez-Barker, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on March 26, 2025.