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Board directs staff to explore public guardian fee schedule after county discusses cost recovery

3317077 · May 6, 2025
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Summary

Social services staff presented a proposal to pursue fee recovery for public guardian services to offset program costs and indigent-burial expenses; supervisors asked for budget history and samples and directed staff to return with options for finance review.

Social Services Assistant Director Laurie McGee presented a discussion item on whether Sierra County should establish fees for public guardian services to recover some costs and support indigent burial funding.

McGee told supervisors the public guardian program is currently an unfunded mandate and that surrounding counties have fee schedules (hourly charges or annual fees with…

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