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PROPOSED NEW MISCELLANEOUS FEES 2013 -2014 <br />FINANCE & MANAGEMENT SERVICES <br />1) Return Payment Service Fee: Each Additional Return Payment <br />Proposed Fee: $35.00 every additional returned check payment <br />Return payment fees for non - sufficient funds, etc., is set by California Civil Code Sec. <br />1719. State law provides for a maximum Return Payment fee of $25.00 for the first <br />returned payment item and maximum $35.00 for each additional returned payment item <br />from the same customer. <br />An estimated $5,000 in revenue will be generated from this fee annually. This fee is <br />intended to recover a portion of the cost of direct staff time associated with tracing a <br />payment that has been returned, which taken altogether, exceeds the maximum <br />additional payment fee provided by state law. <br />2) Utility Service Set -up: Connection Charge <br />Proposed Fee: $ 53.00 every new municipal utility services account established. <br />To establish an account in the municipal utility services system, a verification of <br />customer of record is required by obtaining proof of identity and a rental agreement or <br />escrow closing statement. Documents are scanned and saved to customer's account for <br />future reference. An account is set -up for purposes of billing and a site visit is made to <br />read the water meter and connect water service. <br />An estimated $150,000 in revenue will be generated from this fee annually. This fee is <br />intended to directly recover the cost associated for both account establishment and meter <br />read site visit to connect water service. <br />3) Hearing Service Fee <br />Proposed Fee: $100.00 every request for an administrative hearing <br />This fee established pursuant to NS -2841 will be charged to business license tax <br />applicants or existing licensees who wish to exercise their administrative hearing rights <br />regarding their business license tax classification or assessment. <br />An estimated $500 in revenue will be generated from this fee annually. After an initial 3 <br />month grace period $300 will be generated over nine months. The fee is intended to <br />recover the basic contract cost of the assigned administrative hearing officer. <br />19 <br />