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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09131988 - 1.83 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS + FROM: John H. deFremery, Agricultural Commission - Contra Director of Weights and Measures Costa DATE: August 26, 1988 G`Oun}�i SUBJECT: California Cantaloupe Program - Establishment of ��YY a Fee Schedule SPECIFIC REQUESTS) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION Approve and authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to set a fee schedule for inspections required by the California Cantaloupe Program and for inspections requested by growers to certify melons . as "Westside Number 1". This fee for the 1988-89 Fiscal Year shall be: 1. 1 1/2 cents per carton for inspections at the packing shed. 2 . 3 cents per carton for inspections in the field . 3 . Retroactive to July 1 , 1988. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND Under the authority of the California Marketing Act , the California Director of Food 'and Agriculture established a Marketing Order requiring all cantaloupes produced for commercial purposes within the State of California north and west of the San Gorgonio Pass to be inspected and certified by County Agricultural Department personnel . Zection 42793 of the California Food and Agricultural Code provides that the board of supervisors of the county may establish a schedule of fees for certification inspections or certificates, to be paid by owners , shippers , or other interested parties. The proposed fee schedule is the same as those that have been established in other cantaloupe producing counties and will not put our growers at a competitive disadvantage. The proposed schedule of fees will increase County revenue by approximatez ly $500 for this fiscal year . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON September 13, 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT --- AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. cc: County Administrator ATTESTED September 13, 1988 Agriculture Dept . PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BYNaz, f�✓ �/% DEPUTY M382/7-83