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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Costa
DATE: April 29 , 1985 County
SUBJECT: Legislation: SB 1454 (Greene)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position in opposition to SB 1454 by Senator Bili
Greene which would limit any fee imposed by local government to
the cost of providing the services for which the fee is
charged.
BACKGROUND:
Existing law specifies that certain fees imposed by a county
cannot exceed the estimated cost of providing the service for
which the fee is charged unless the matter is submitted to the
voters and approved by a two-third' s vote. SB 1454 would make
that requirement applicable to any fee imposed by the County
for any public service or the construction of any public
facility.
The bill would define fees to include any requirement to pay
money or dedicate or reserve land imposed by a local agency as
a condition of engaging in, continuing in, or ceasing an
economic activity. State law already imposes more fee
restrictions on counties than on cities. To the extent that SB
1454 would prohibit any fee from exceeding the cost of
providing a service, without two-thirds approval of the voters,
it would severely impact the County' s revenues and make it
impossible to raise General Fund revenue through fee
structures.
This bill goes in exactly the opposite direction from that
included in the Board' s legislative program which urges
increases in all user fees. Since SB 1454 would reduce the
County' s revenues and would severely restrict the Board' s
discretion in setting fees, it is recommended that the Board
strongly oppose SB 1454.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 7, 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1� UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
County Administrator OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Building Inspection Dept.
CC: Community Development Dept. ATTESTED
Senator Bill Greene PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CSAC Director SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Senator Milton Marks, Chairman
M382/7-68 Senate Local Govt. BY DEPUTY