BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF LAKE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ORDINANCE NO.  3008
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING FEES FOR THE
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER/COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LAKE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1:  The Board of Supervisors hereby adopts this ordinance based on the following facts:

1. Pursuant to Government code Section 54985, a county Board of Supervisors shall have the authority to increase or decrease any fee or charge, which is otherwise authorized to be levied by another provision of law, in the amount reasonably necessary to recover the cost of enforcing any regulation for which the fee or charge is levied; and

2. User fees are charged for certain services and activities that benefit or serve selected users rather than the general public such as a marriage license or the filing of a fictitious business name statement; and

3.  Portions of said fees and charges are mandated by State law and may be increased at any time by State law; and

4.  The Board of Supervisors finds that to the greatest extent possible, user fees, when allowed by law, should cover the cost of providing services; and

5.  The County Clerk has calculated the cost of providing the various licenses and services of the County Clerk’s office; and

6.  The fees and charges adopted hereby are based upon the cost of providing licenses and services to users and the costs required by State law.

Section 2:   The license and users fees and charges for the activities of the County Clerk are established and set forth below:
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES

One business name with no more than two partners                                           $  30.00

Each business name included on same statement                                                   5.00

Each additional owner after first two                                                                       5.00

Abandonment of DBA or withdrawal of partner                                                       25.00
 
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage License                                                                                              $  64.00

Confidential Marriage License                                                                               70.00

Duplicate Marriage License                                                                                   17.00

Certified copy of Confidential Marriage License                                                      16.00

Marriage Ceremonies (in Courthouse)                                                                   35.00

Witness to Marriage                                                                                              25.00

After hour fee for Marriage License                                                                        25.00

One Day Marriage Commission                                                                             50.00
 
MISCELLANEOUS CLERK FEES

Certifying                                                                                                         $    4.00

Filing Oath of Notary Public                                                                                   25.00

Certification of Notary                                                                                           20.00

Filing Power of Attorney, revocation or statement of surety company:

                        One name                                                                                     15.00

                        Each additional name                                                                      7.00

Process Server’s Certificate of Registration                                                         130.00

Filing Process Server’s Bond                                                                                15.00

First identification card for Process Server                                                            10.00

Filing Certificate of Unlawful Detainer Assistant

or Legal Document Assistant                                                                               175.00

Filing of bond for Unlawful Detainer Assistant

or Legal Document Assistant                                                                                   7.00

                        Each additional card                                                                      10.00

Filing registration of Professional Photocopier                                                      175.00

Filing of bond for Professional Photocopier                                                              7.00

                        Unless registered Process Server                                               100.00

                        Each additional card                                                                      10.00

Copy charges – Various            (per page)                                                               .10

Sale of Grand Jury Report                                                                                     10.00

PAYROLL RELATED CHARGES:

Duplicate Form W-2                                                                                              10.00

Reprint check detail                                                                                               3.00

Direct deposit recall                                                                                             10.00

Replacement Check                                                                                               5.00

PROPERTY TAX RELATED CHARGES:

Special Tax Collection Fee                                                                         .25 per entry

CSA Direct Charge Collection Fee                                                              .25 per entry

Special Tax Roll Correction                                                                                   15.00

TRA/District Report                                                                                                5.00

Value Base Report                                                                                                  5.00

RDA Schedules                                                                                                    15.00

Tax Rate Book                                                                                                        5.00

AB-8 Report                                                                                                            2.00

MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION FEES:

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report                                                            $   10.00

Budget Book                                                                                                          10.00

Special Districts Book                                                                                              5.00

SECTION 3:  The fees and charges established herein are subject to change at any time as required by State law and will not necessitate amendment of this ordinance.

SECTION 4:  All ordinances or parts of ordinances or resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict and no further.

SECTION 5:  This ordinance shall take effect on June 19th, 2014, and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage, it shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the County of Lake.
 
The foregoing ordinance was introduced before the Board of Supervisors on the 13th day of May, 2014, and passed by the following vote on the 20th day of May, 2014.

AYES: Supervisors Comstock, Smith, Brown and Rushing
NOES: None
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: Supervisor Farrington
 

SIGNATURES:

DENISE RUSHING – CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ANITA GRANT – COUNTY COUNSEL
ALICIA FLORES – ASST. CLERK OF THE BOARD