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Board adopts off‑cycle fee for 'limited operations' cannabis cultivation status
Summary
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors adopted an off‑cycle update to the county's master fee resolution to add a fee for administering a local equivalent of the state's 'limited operations' cultivation status. The fee was set at $2,868, based on staff time estimates.
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 25 adopted an off‑cycle update to the county’s master fee resolution to add a fee intended to mirror the state’s limited operations cultivation status at the local level.
Laura Liddicott, the county’s chief budget official, told the board the change was requested by the Department of Community Services after the California Department of Cannabis Control adopted emergency regulations to implement Senate Bill 833. Under that state rule, a licensed cultivator in good standing may place a cultivation license into “limited operations” to dry, cure, grade, trim, package and sell previously harvested cannabis but not plant new cultivation.
Liddicott said Yolo County does not currently have an equivalent license designation and that staff estimated administering a comparable local status would require approximately 12 hours of environmental‑health staff time. Using the current hourly rate of $231, staff proposed a fee of $2,868.
April Mangetti from the environmental health division was present to answer technical questions; no members of the public spoke during the hearing. Supervisor Barajas moved adoption of the master fee resolution update; Supervisor Allen seconded. The board voted “aye” and the motion carried.
Liddicott said off‑cycle fee updates are occasionally required and noted the county typically updates its master fee resolution twice a year but will consider other off‑cycle requests if departments request them.
No change to the underlying state statute was proposed; the action formally amends the county’s master fee schedule to include the new fee and authorizes staff to collect it for applicants seeking county recognition of the limited‑operations status.
