Alameda County Safe Drug and Consumer-Generated Sharps Disposal
Fee Schedule/ Cost Recovery
The approved hourly rate for cost recovery, effective July 1, 2015 is $246.
The following is a schedule of estimates of the minimum amount of time that each type of activity will take a staff person. When the Ordinance or Regulations require a deposit of the estimated cost, the following schedule may be used as a base line to estimate the deposit amount.
| ACTIVITY | ESTIMATED HOURS |
|---|---|
| Petition for Exemption | 3.00 |
| Preliminary Review of Plan – pre-formal submittal | 4.00 |
| Plan Evaluation | 16.00 |
| Petition for Late Submission Date for a Plan | 1.00 |
| Review of Revised Plan | 8.00 |
| Request to Modify an Approved Plan | 2.00 |
| Petition for Alternative Method of Disposal | 2.00 |
| Public Posting, Hearing and Noticing | 4.00 |
| Appeal Hearing of Alternative Plan | 2.00 |
| Request for Exception | 3.00 |
| Alternative Plan Developed | 32.00 |
| Monitoring Plan Compliance | 8.00 |
| Appeal of Administrative Citations | 6.00 |
| Review of Annual Report | 2.00 |
General work such as assistance with educational outreach, training, meetings, website management, complaints, and inspections shall be estimated at the time that work is requested or completed.
This schedule is an estimate and the actual time and amount will vary depending on the complexity of the petition, or matters at issue, size of the Plan and other individual factors. At the time the activity is requested, the Department may request a deposit in excess of the estimated hours on this schedule, if it believes the actual time will exceed the estimated hours.
The amount ultimately charged will be that of the actual time spent, whether it is more or less than the time estimated.