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(a) The City shall charge a fee for any credit or debit card transaction processed by the City unless:
(1) An office or department finds that collection of moneys due will be facilitated by not charging such a fee; or
(2) The City is prohibited from charging a fee for any particular credit or debit card transaction by a rule imposed by the credit or debit card issuer.
(b) The amount of the fee shall not exceed the reasonable costs incurred by the City related to credit and debit card transaction processing and in no event shall exceed:
(1) 3.25% for any credit card transaction;
(2) $3.95 for any debit card transaction, except for transactions specified in subsection (3); or
(3) 3.25% for any debit card transaction with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
(Added by Ord. 302-92, App. 9/25/92; repealed by Ord. 131-18, File No. 180132, Eff. 6/14/2018, Eff. 7/15/2018, Retro. 7/1/2018)
(a) The Juvenile Probation Department is hereby authorized to charge fees to defray the actual costs including investigation costs, of stepparent adoptions, pursuant to Civil Code Section 227.30. Maximum charge shall not exceed $200 per adoption and the Department may waive, reduce, or defer the fee when payment would cause economic hardship to the prospective parent which would be detrimental to the adoptive child's welfare.
(b) All fees received by the Juvenile Probation Department in payment for stepparent adoptions shall be deposited in the general fund and shall be used by the Department in providing such services.
(Added by Ord. 302-92, App. 9/25/92)
(a) The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to charge and collect fees to defray the cost of the issuance of the following specific documents and the providing of the following services and any persons requesting such documents or services shall pay the following fee:
Item | Unit | Fee Rate |
Certification of document | Per document | $1.75 |
Copies of Audio Tape Recordings | Per tape | 1.00 |
Photocopies of pages | ||
For documents routinely produced in multiple copies (such as agendas and related materials), plus postage if mailed | Per page | .01 |
For documents produced on a one-time basis, plus postage if mailed | Per page | .10 |
(b) The Clerk of the Board is further authorized, in his or her best discretion, to waive, partially or wholly, any of the fees authorized by this Section when exigent circumstances arise, such as, but not limited to, the need to work cooperatively with other governmental agencies, or the inability of the requesting person to pay for the requested service.
(c) Each of the fees listed above shall be adjusted annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Controller, and shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
(Added by Ord. 52-93, App. 2/25/93; amended by Ord. 29-04, File No. 032026, App. 3/2/2004)
(Added by Ord. 237-95, App. 7/7/95; repealed by Ord. 131-18, File No. 180132, App. 6/14/2018, Eff. 7/15/2018, Retro. 7/1/2018)
The Public Transportation Department is hereby authorized to charge fees to defray the actual cost of processing and issuing Regional Transit Discount Identification Cards. Any persons requesting such cards shall pay the following fees:
New Cards | $3.00 |
Renewed Cards | 3.00 |
Lost Cards | 5.00 |
All fees received for such cards shall be deposited with the Treasurer and shall be used to defray the costs incurred by the Public Transportation Department or its contractors in processing and issuing such cards.
(Added by Ord. 65-98, App. 2/26/98)
All fees previously collected by the City under GIS data license agreements entered into since July 1, 1998 and before the effective date of this Section are hereby ratified.
(Added by Ord. 111-01, File No. 010105, App. 5/25/2001)
(a) Property Tax Certificate. The Controller may collect a fee of $40.00 for issuing a property tax certificate under California Government Code Section 66492 or its successor.
(b) W-2 Replacement. The Controller may collect a fee of $20.00 for issuing a replacement W-2 form.
(Added by Ord. 188-03, File No. 030982, App. 7/25/2003)
(a) Authority. The Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development or its successor ("MOHCD") is hereby authorized to charge fees to defray the cost of issuing, administering, and processing documents related to certain housing transactions. Said fees shall be due at the time of filing an application. Failure to pay such fees shall result in a return of the application as incomplete to the applicant. Any persons requesting or requiring the following services shall pay the following fees:
Mortgage Credit Certificate | $600 per application |
Refinance Mortgage Credit Certificate | $600 per application |
Down-payment assistance loan | $500 per application |
First-time homebuyer loan | $500 per application |
Loan subordination fee, single family borrowers | $500 per subordination |
Loan servicing fee, multifamily rental projects | $2,000 per application plus time and materials charges |
Fees charged for other actions not specified above shall be based on actual costs that MOHCD incurs in administering and processing the action or procedure and shall be charged on a time and materials basis. MOHCD shall provide the applicant with a written estimate of said costs at the time of application, and the applicant shall pay such fees prior to the time that the application is deemed complete. To the extent that the estimated fees do not cover actual costs, any outstanding amount due shall be a condition of MOHCD's final decision on the action or procedure. To the extent that the estimated fees exceeded the actual costs, MOHCD shall refund the excess amount to the applicant within a reasonable period after MOHCD's final decision on the action or procedure.
(b) Additional Costs. In instances where administration of any application or document is or will exceed the fee amount established pursuant to Subsection 8.43(a), the Director of the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development, in his or her discretion, may require an applicant to pay a sum in excess of the subject fee amounts. This additional sum shall be sufficient to recover actual costs that MOHCD incurs and shall be charged on a time and materials basis. The Director also may charge any time or materials costs that other agencies, boards, commissions, or departments of the City, including the City Attorney's Office, incur in connection with the processing or administration of a particular application. Whenever additional fees are or will be charged, the Director, upon request of the applicant, shall provide in writing the basis for the additional fees or an estimate of the additional fees to be charged.
(c) Payment of fees charged under this Code does not waive the fee requirements of other ordinances and rules and regulations pursuant thereto.
(d) Fee Calculation Method. Establishment of the fees for each category and use specified in Subsection 8.43(a) shall be based on the Department's actual costs to process and administer the particular application. Said fees may include the actual costs that other agencies, boards, commission, or department of the City incur in connection with processing or administering these programs. Beginning with fiscal year 2011-2012, fees set in this Section may be adjusted each year, without further action by the Board of Supervisors, to reflect changes in the relevant Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Controller. No later than April 15th of each year, the Director shall submit MOHCD's current fee schedule to the Controller, who shall apply the price index adjustment to produce a new fee schedule for the following year. No later than May 15th of each year, the Controller shall file a report with the Board of Supervisors reporting the new fee schedule and certifying that: (a) the fees produce sufficient revenue to support the costs of providing the services for which each fee is assessed, and (b) the fees do not produce revenue which is significantly more than the costs of providing the services for which each fee is assessed. The Controller shall, if necessary, adjust the fees upward or downward for the upcoming fiscal year as appropriate to ensure that the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development recovers the costs of operation without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs. The adjusted rates shall become operative on July 1.
(Added by Ord. 186-10, File No. 100705, App. 7/23/2010; amended by Ord. 163-14, File No. 140591, App. 7/31/2014, Eff. 8/30/2014)
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