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Board adopts Health Department fee changes; county to begin issuing birth certificates July 1
Summary
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on June 17 approved Ordinance 2025‑02 updating health department fees and adding several new or revised charges; staff said the department will begin issuing birth certificates on July 1 and many fees were adjusted to better reflect cost recovery.
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on June 17 approved Ordinance 2025‑02 to amend health‑services fees and to add new services, including issuing birth certificates, a county official said.
Jeff Terrell, Santa Cruz County health services director, presented a range of proposed changes and new fees and said the department sought to align some charges with state fees and actual staff costs. Terrell said the county will begin issuing certified birth certificates on July 1 and that the fee for a birth or death certificate will be $20. He also said birth corrections or amendments would be…
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