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Board adopts updated fee schedule; cannabis licensing fees rise about 71% on staff cost model
Summary
Supervisors approved multiple fee changes across departments including museum school-visit fees, parks and veterans halls rates and a large set of increases to cannabis permitting fees; the cannabis increases drew sustained public comment.
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted a set of updates to the county's master fee schedule covering museum school-tour fees, parks and veterans-hall rentals, and a sweeping increase in cannabis program fees that county staff said averages about 71%.
Staff described the fee adjustments during a consolidated public hearing. The Museum Administrator asked the board to reduce or waive fees for K-12 guided school visits to boost attendance after the museum's school participation fell sharply when fees rose; staff recommended returning the student fee to $6 to encourage school tours. The board signaled support for lowering student fees and for waiving the use fee for nonprofit image requests, while asking staff to return with specifics on nonprofit room rental pricing.
Facilities and Parks staff said parks rental rates were being reorganized to align with the City of Ukiah's structure (1-50 people, 50-100, 101+).…
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