To: Board of Supervisors
From: Matt Slattengren, Ag Commissioner/Weights & Measures Director
Report Title: HEARING to consider adoption of Resolution No. 2025-, amending the Department of Agriculture, and Weights and Measures fee schedule, effective December 1, 2025. (Matt Slattengren, Agriculture Commissioner/Weights and Measures Director)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. OPEN the public hearing to consider adoption of a resolution, amending the Department of Agriculture, and Weights and Measures fee schedule; RECEIVE testimony; and CLOSE the public hearing.
2. ADOPT the resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The increase in the hourly rate and the increase in various departmental fees should increase revenue by approximately $30,000 annually to help offset increasing costs.
BACKGROUND:
Since 2022, the Department's cost of providing services has increased as has the cost of some of the materials used in programs. The Agricultural Commissioner has evaluated the current fees and determined an increase in certain fees is necessary to cover the costs of the services provided by the Department. The Department is increasing its hourly rate to be closer to the actual rate. The hourly rate has not increased in over 3 years. The Department had not charged for services for issuing businesses a Certificate of Quarantine Compliance (CQC) for shipping plants out of the state for several years. The Department will begin charging for CQCs to cover its costs. The Department will also increase the fees for Farmers Market registrations and Certified Producers Certificates to cover some of the increased costs in the program. The Department will increase other fees as set forth in the proposed fee schedule.
The Agriculture Department recommends amending its fee schedule to cover the increased costs of providing services and selling items, as set forth in the attached fee schedule. The fees in the proposed fee sch...
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