Contra Costa County |
Ordinance Code |
Title 6. REVENUE AND FINANCE |
Division 620. FEES AND CHARGES |
Chapter 620-2. FEE AND SERVICE CHARGE REVENUE/COST COMPARISON SYSTEM |
§ 620-2.004. Delegation of authority and direction to administrator.
(a)
The county administrator is hereby delegated the authority and directed to provide documents to the board to implement its herein enumerated policy to adjust fees and charges to recover the percentage of costs reasonably borne as established hereby, in providing the regulation, product or service enumerated in this chapter in the percentage of costs reasonably borne and on the schedule of rate review and revision as hereinafter established in this chapter.
(b)
The county administrator is hereby delegated authority to issue executive orders (including administrative bulletins) defining terms, setting out administrative, fee collection, and financial procedures, definitions, and establishing effective dates of all fees set by the board by resolution. All executive orders shall be originated and signed by the affected department head, signed by the auditor-controller certifying that the financial requirements of this chapter are complied with, and signed by the county administrator connoting the effective date of the executive order and new or revised rate structure, procedure or definition.
(c)
"Costs reasonably borne" shall be as defined in Section 620-2.006. In adjusting fees and charges, the county administrator shall act in an administrative and ministerial capacity and shall consider only the standards and criteria established by this chapter, and the procedures set hereby and by applicable state law. All executive orders issued hereunder shall comply in all respects with this chapter, and the several schedules of fees and rates as set by the board by resolution.
(Ords. 98-32 § 2, 96-2 § 2, 92-96 § 3, 91-58 § 3, 91-40 § 2).