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COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES RONALD E.BALDwIN ROOM 610,COURTHOUSE DIRECTOR OF 222 EAST WEBER AVENUE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS STOCKTON,CA 95202 TELEPHONE(209)468-3962 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION(209)468-3969 February 21, 2006 David Cavagnaro's Electric, Inc. 1128 N. Union Street Stockton, CA 95205 Dear Mr. Cavagnaro: SUBJECT: FEES FOR PAST YEARS In response to your letter dated February 13, 2006 questioning the basis for charges for past years, San Joaquin County Ordinance Code 4-8005 states: "A business which has failed to file the required business emergency plan and annual business inventory for any given year must file the plan and inventory, pay the fees, and pay any late penalty charge for that particular year and past years for which a plan and inventory was not filed as required by law, upon discovery of the omission to file. Provided, however, a business will not be required to file a plan and inventory for a year which is in excess of four(4) calendar years prior to the date of discovery of the omission. All fees and penalty charges shall be those set for the year in which the plan and late inventory are actually filed." Another section of the Ordinance states: "A business which has filed false documents to indicate that the business is exempt from filing a plan and inventory,or which failed to disclose information which was within the knowledge of the business and which was required on the filed plan and inventory, or which has in any other way misrepresented information on a plan and inventory, for any year, shall be required to file a correct plan, pay fees, and pay late penalty charges, for that year and past years the business handled hazardous materials which were regulated in that year, and the matter will be referred to the District Attorney's Office for possible prosecution. Provided, however, a business will not be required to file a plan and inventory for a year which is in excess of four (4) calendar years from the date of the discovery of the false records, failure to disclose, or misrepresentation. Fees and late penalty charges shall be those set for the year in which the plan and inventory are actually filed."