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FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR
County Administrator
DATE: November 24" 1992
)Ir,UBJECT: Proposed Adoption of Fire District Fees for Permit,
Inspections', Plan-Checking and Other Services
Specific Request(s) or' Recommendation( s) & Background & Justification
RECOMMENDATION:
Fix December 15, 1992 for public hearing on ordinances of the Bethel Island,
Contra Costa, East Diablo, Moraga, Oakley, Orinda, Riverview, and West County
Fire Protection Districts adopting fees for permits, inspections, plan-
checking and other services, and direct staff to publish and mail notices,
make supporting data available, and do other acts as required by law for the
adoption of the ordinances.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
Approximately eight years ago, the Board of Supervisors adopted fees for
permits, inspections, plan-checking and other Fire Prevention Bureau
functions for the Contra Costa County and the Riverview Fire Protection
Districts. The Riverview fee program also applies to the Bethel Island, East
Diablo and Oakley Fire Protection Districts.
The fee schedules were designed to partially cover the cost of fire
inspection activities and to enable the districts to add personnel to
increase the level of service as required by State and local codes and
ordinances.
The fees are based on the cost to the districts of providing the inspection
services and have been adjusted twice since the original fee adoption to
reflect cost increases related to salary increases. The fees were last
adjusted in the fall of 1990. Accordingly, the districts have requested the
proposed increase to bring the fee schedule in line with current costs.
Continued on Attachment:—X— YES Signature:
Recommendation "'of County Administrator
Recommendation ;of Board Committee
Approve Other
Signature(s) :
Action of Board on: ",71/'/�,?AApproved as Recommended-2L—Other
Vote of Supervisors: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
- Unanimous (Absent �) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes: Noes: ) BOARD OF SUP RVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Contact: T. McGraw (646-4855) Attested:
cc: County Administrator Phil Batchelor, Clerk of
Auditor-Controller the Board of Supervisors
County Counsel and County Administrator
County and Indep4 Fire Dist. C� k�
By: , DEPUTY
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The adoption of fee schedules for the Moraga, Orinda and West County Fire
Districts is proposed to help cover the costs of fire inspection services in
these districts.
The recommended fees will result in estimated annual revenue increases as
follows:
District Amount
Contra Costa County $125,000
Moraga $ 7 ,500
Orinda $ 5,000
Riverview ( includes all East County Districts) $ 40,000
West County $ 40,000
The adoption of the proposed ordinances will result in uniform fire
prevention fees for all of the above-mentioned districts.
In a separate, but related, action on November 24, 1992, it is being
recommended that these fees be adopted as urgency interim ordinances to
enable the districts to begin collecting some of the fees immediately to
maximize the revenue benefit to the districts for this year.