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Trinity County board approves sweeping fee updates to recover department costs
Summary
On Nov. 18 the Trinity County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a multi-year fee study and ordinance that moves many county charges toward full cost recovery, aiming to reduce an $858,814 general-fund subsidy to planning and other departments.
The Trinity County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 18 to introduce and waive reading of an ordinance that updates a wide range of county fees to better match the actual cost of providing services.
County Chief Administrative Officer Rick Tuthill and finance staff told the board the fee model uses a 2019 baseline for consistency across departments while the county establishes a rolling update cycle so no department falls more than two years behind. Susie, the county—s fee-study lead, told the board that planning has been the largest ongoing general-fund draw and that the planning division—s subsidy for fiscal year 2024-25 was $858,814.24.
"We are losing money on many…
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