Special Notice / Hearing: 10-day newspaper publication__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Heather Forshey, Director, Environmental Health Services
Subject: Revised Program Fees: Adoption of Ordinance Amending Sections of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code and Authorizing the Automatic Annual Adjustment of Fees
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adoption of an ordinance amending the Environmental Health Services fee schedule, amending Sections 5.64.060 and 5.64.070 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, relating to imposition and collection of fees for enforcement of state public health laws, and authorizing the automatic annual adjustment of fees pursuant to changes in the Consumer Price Index and Cost-of-Living Adjustments, previously introduced on December 3, 2024, and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
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BACKGROUND:
Section 101325 of the California Health and Safety Code permits recovery of costs incurred enforcing state public health laws and regulations. Pursuant to San Mateo County Ordinance Code Chapter 5.64, Environmental Health Services (EHS) fees are presently established by ordinance by the Board of Supervisors and are effective in both cities and unincorporated areas of the County, where applicable.
EHS provides unique, primarily mandated public health protection services, community and business education, and regulatory oversight and enforcement through the technical expertise and consultation of its professional staff. Historically, less than one percent of the total revenue for EHS' operations has been from the County's General Funds. EHS inspection programs are intended to be fully fee-supported.
EHS fee increases were last approved by this Board in October 2022, after being delayed in spring 2020 and again in spring 2022 by concerns over impacts fee increases might have on businesses during and after the pandemic. Prior to the...
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