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TO- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator
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DATE: April 14, 1987
County
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SUBJECT:
Legislation: Senate Bill 266 (McCorquodale)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AM JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of support for SB 266 by Senator McCorquodale
which would appropriate $1. 5 million to the State Department of
Food and Agriculture for allocation to County Sealers of Weights
and Measures to assist in supporting device registration
programs. The allocation of these funds is conditioned by a
requirement that the County allocate County General Funds or
revenue from fees in an amount equal to the amount allocated in
the previous fiscal year. In addition, SB 266 repeals a sunset
of January 1, 1988 for the „existing authority for the County to
charge a device registration fee.
BACKGROUND:
Under current law, the Director of Food and Agriculture may
allocate funds not to exceed 1/3 of the amount spent by the
County in the prior fiscal year for weights and measures
inspection programs. These allocations are to be made from funds
appropriated for this purpose. In the past, the amount of funds
appropriated has been less than the cost of the program. The
Director of Weights & Measures, Jack de Fremery, estimates that
for the current fiscal year the County will receive between
$40,000 and $42,000 for this program. Appropriation of the
additional $1. 5 million would bring this County an additional
$8,000 to $10,000 per year. We understand that the appropriation
is likely to be removed from the bill. However, the repeal or
delay of the sunset provisions is still important and, for these
reasons, we recommend that the Board support SB 266.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE _ OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT z� AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TARN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator APR 2 11987
CC: Director of Weights & Measures ATTESTED _
Jackson/Barish & Associates PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
D. J. Smith Associates SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Senator Dan McCorquodale
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