Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Commission approves higher oversight fees for pharmaceutical stewardship program
Summary
The commission approved its first fee increase since 2016 for the Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance: plan review hourly fee rises from $70 to $110 and the annual operating fee will move from $35,000 per plan to a flat $95,000 per year (divided among approved plans) to recover oversight costs.
The San Francisco Commission on the Environment voted Wednesday to raise fees charged to pharmaceutical manufacturers under the city's Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance to recover the department’s oversight costs.
Maggie Johnson, senior toxics reduction coordinator, told commissioners the ordinance (passed in 2015) made manufacturers responsible for collection and disposal, and requires the city to recover its oversight costs. After implementing the program, staff found actual…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
