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D. 6

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Chad Godoy, Director of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
Date:	March 1, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Device Registration Fee Ordinance

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/01/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

646-5250

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 1, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

1. OPEN public hearing on Ordinance No. 2016-06, which increases fees for registration of weighing and measuring devices and point-of-sale system inspections, pursuant to California Business and Professions Code Sections 12240 and 13350;


2. CONSIDER public testimony concerning the proposed increases; and

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

3. CLOSE the public hearing ADOPT Ordinance No. 2016-06 amending Chapter 522-2 of the County Ordinance Code to update the annual device and point-of-sale registration fees to be collected in Contra Costa County and provides for inspections of weighing and measuring devices and point-of-sale systems.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Increased fees recover some of the costs for registering and inspecting commercial devices in the County.

BACKGROUND:

The 2015 revisions to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Business and Professions Code 12240, allows for higher fees to partially recover the costs of registering and inspecting commercial weighting and measuring devices. The proposed fee increase will offset some of the current costs of registrations and inspections.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County will not recover costs of registering and inspecting commercial weighting and measuring devices

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

No impact

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Speakers: Eli D., resident of Martinez.

CLOSED the public hearing; and ADOPTED Ordinance No. 2016-06 amending Chapter 522-2 of the County Ordinance Code to update the annual device and point-of-sale registration fees to be collected in Contra Costa County and provides for inspections of weighing and measuring devices and point-of-sale systems.