(A) Cal. Gov’t Code § 54985 authorizes the county to collect fees for services to recover the costs of providing any product or service, including indirect costs.
(B) The Board of Supervisors desires to recover the full cost of providing the services specified in this Subarticle VIII, by the San Benito County Assessor, from the parties receiving the services. The fees established by this subarticle shall be used to recover the costs of providing such services.
(C) Fees to be adopted herein shall be based on fee studies that present a reasonable estimate of the costs of providing the applicable services, and demonstrate the proposed fees do not exceed the reasonable estimate of the costs of providing the services for which they are charged, and represent reasonable fees necessary to meet the county’s operating expenses pertaining to providing the specified services.
(D) Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code § 63.1(j)(2) authorizes the county to collect a reasonable fee, not to exceed $175, to cover the expense of processing late-filed change in ownership exclusion claims pertaining to assessments on real property transfers between a parent and child or between a grandparent and grandchild.
(Ord. 912, § 1(part), 2013)