Chapter 5.37 — MERCED COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S FEE SCHEDULE
Merced County Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Merced County
MERCED COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S FEE SCHEDULE
§ 5.37.010. Purpose.¶
Pursuant to Title 5, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 12.5 of the California Government Code, any county can fix and collect charges for its service, in whole or in part, for the cost thereof. (Ord. 1934 § 1, 2015)
§ 5.37.020. Fee for service.¶
The fee for service is based upon the cost of providing service for the 2015/2016 fiscal year and is applied to the following services:
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Auditor-Controller Fee Description Fee Description Authority
Copying charges
Subpoena $ 36.80/hr + 7¢ per copy Evidence Code 1563
Large volume copy fee $ 36.80/hr + 7¢ per copy Government Code 54985
Accounting research – cost recovery $ 54.50/hr Government Code 54985
Accounting compilations – cost recovery $ 92.94/hr Government Code 54985
NSF checks $ 15.00 Government Code 54985
Copies of cancelled checks $ 5.00 Government Code 54985
Accounting fees for mandate claiming $ 70.00/hr Government Code 54985
Earnings withholding orders per payment $ 1.50 Code of Civil Procedure 706.125
Duplicate W-2 $ 2.00 Payroll Guide
Earnings withholding orders per payment $ 1.50 Government Code 54985
Certified earnings verification $ 15.00/quarter hr Government Code 54985
Comprehensive annual financial report $ 32.00 Government Code 29304
Per page for electronic or existing data $ 0.07 Government Code 54985
Property taxes
Special assessments
Annual charge per fund $ 50.00 Government Code 29304
Per assessment fee $ 0.35 Government Code 29304
Per assessment fee per change $ 15.00 Government Code 29304
Property tax calculations $ 76.00/hr Government Code 54985
(Ord. 1934 § 1, 2015)
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