Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Fire Fees topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board adopts fire mitigation fee increases tied to building-cost index
Summary
Supervisors approved resolutions allowing Lake County fire districts to apply the automatic annual inflation adjustment (4.3376% this year) to fire mitigation fees, plus a 2% administrative surcharge; adoption carried by a 4-0 voice vote.
Supervisor Sabatier explained that the fire districts can apply an automatic engineering-based inflation factor (4.3376% this year) derived from the ENR 20-city building cost index and noted a 2% administrative surcharge that will be added to the fee totals. He walked the board through a corrected entry for one district and stressed that the change preserves districts' ability to collect the maximum authorized amounts.
The board opened and closed public comment with none offered and adopted the set of resolutions by voice vote. County staff and counsel noted that the ENR index and the districts' nexus studies form the basis for the automatic annual adjustments in the county's fire mitigation program.
