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Board adopts updated Planning & Building fee schedule; several divisions see significant rate adjustments
Summary
The Board approved an updated Planning and Building Department fee ordinance, moving to mostly cost-recovery rates for building, planning, code enforcement and stormwater work; staff said the update aligns hourly rates with current salaries and indirect costs.
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 19 adopted an updated Planning and Building Department fee ordinance after a staff presentation explaining the department-wide cost-recovery analysis.
Senior administrative analyst Jennifer Morse summarized the work that underpins the new fee schedule: staff used a 2023–24 NBS fee study, updated budgeted 2025–26 expenditures and current salary figures, and cross-checked timekeeping data to estimate direct and indirect costs. The ordinance adjusts hourly billing rates and individual…
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