Finance

Below you will find key services provided to residents of the City of San Fernando as well as easy ways to pay certain permits and citations.

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• Save time
• Write fewer checks
• Bills are paid even if you are out of town
• Save on postage
• Avoid late charges
• Easy enrollment 

Notice: There are “NO” other agencies authorized to receive payments on behalf of the City of San Fernando. If paid elsewhere, the City is not responsible if payment is delayed and the penalty cannot be removed because the bill was not received. The City works with Sequoia Financial Services to collect delinquent accounts.

• Seniors/Disabled/Medicare = $10
• Students (K-12) = $18
• Students (College) = $33 

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For urgent parking matters, for example someone blocking a driveway, please call the Police Communications Center at (818) 898-1267.

PARKING CITATIONS

Parking Citations may be paid at the Finance Counter during regular business hours. If you have received a parking citation and wish to dispute it, you may do so online or US mail. Appeals must be submitted within 21 days, otherwise, your right to appeal will expire. Once you have appealed the citation and would like to provide additional information, please feel free to email us via the below link.

Please Note: There is no street sweeping and parking enforcement on holidays.

CLICK HERE for more information on Yard Sale Permits

• Verify Zoning Compliance
• Obtain Proper Permits
• Establish Water and Sewer Services
• Apply for a Business License
• Address changes require updated Business License and new Occupancy Permit
• Renaming a business requires a new Business License 

Small business owners – and those looking to start a business – can learn about the federal, state, and local programs available to help their businesses succeed, including grants, loans, and contracting opportunities.

APRIL 14, 2022 – 10 AM TO 12 PM

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• State Franchise Tax Board (FTB)
• California Department of General Services (DGS)
• California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
• California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)
• San Fernando City Chamber of Commerce
• San Fernando Mall Association
• U.S. Small Business Association (SBA), Los Angeles District Office

Small businesses located in the City of San Fernando and meet the criteria below:

• Small Businesses with less than 500 employees that have been impacted by COVID-19
• Restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, cafés, gastropubs, salons, barbers and other grooming businesses, gyms, day spas, and fitness studios
• Retail and commercial stores such as local markets, consumer goods, electronics, appliances, health and sporting goods, furniture, clothing and shoes, books, and music stores
• Active business license in the City of San Fernando, as applicable
• No unresolved City, municipal, or health code violations
• Business in continuous operation in City the City of San Fernando for at least two year

For a list of ineligible businesses CLICK HERE

USE OF GRANT FUNDS

Grant funds can be used for operational business expenses such as:

• Employee payroll
• Working capital to continue operations
• Payment of outstanding business expenses
• Adaptive practices needed to remain open (i.e., equipment and supplies for physical distancing)  

Eligible businesses submitted an intake form during the five-day open application period (February 28, 2022 through March 4, 2022).  On March 9, 2022, the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) conducted the lottery to select businesses and is currently determining eligibility for the selected businesses. During March and April 2022, businesses will be contacted with the status of their application.

LACDA will work with the selected businesses on behalf of the City of San Fernando to complete an application, execute an agreement, and provide the grant funds directly to the business owners. 

The following questions can help assess whether you need a license.

• Am I involved in the retail or wholesale selling of merchandise, equipment or other material items?
• Am I leasing equipment or other items to others?
• Am I receiving revenue from the rental of living accommodations?
• Am I receiving rental revenue from property used by others to conduct business?
• Do I have a California State Contractor’s License?
• Am I in a profession that requires special certification or licensing?
• Am I engaged in any activities which may be perceived by others to be of a “business” nature? 

If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, you need a City business license. 

The process is simple! Below, you will find the steps you should complete before applying for a City Business License.

The following documents must be presented:

• State Board of Equalization Seller’s Permit with name and swap meet address
• Valid California Driver’s License
• Social Security Card

   

The following fees apply for first time vendors:

• Vendor Occupancy Permit: $23.00
• Business License: $76.00

   

To renew the business license, each Swap Meet vendor must apply, in-person at City Hall, bring all the documents listed above and report the gross receipts for the preceding year.

The fee for the renewal license will be based on the gross receipts reported as follows:

• $50.00 from $0.00 to $25,000.00 of Gross Receipts
• $1.20 per $1,000.00 in excess of $25,000.00 (up to $1,000,000.00)
• $0.60 per $1,000.00 in excess of $1,000,000.00

Additional Fees, include:

• $22.00 Processing Fee
• $4.00 State Fee

CLICK HERE to be redirected to the Community Development page

CLICK HERE for Photography and Film Production Permit Information

Click here to be directed to the State of California Department of Industrial Relations webpage

The City Treasurer is responsible for managing the City’s investment portfolio in accordance with Federal and State laws as well as the investment policy. The City strives to maintain an appropriate level of investment of all funds through daily and projected cash flow determinations. Idle cash management and investment transactions are the responsibility of the City Treasurer in consultation with the Finance Director.

The basic premise underlying the City’s investment philosophy is, and will continue to be, to ensure that money is always safe and available when needed.

To receive payment from the City of San Fernando for goods and services, you must:

• Have a Business License and W-9 Form on file with the City.
• Remit an original invoice (not a statement) to the Accounts Payable Division at the address below with the purchase order number, correct pricing, description of product or service, and period covered.
• City payment terms are net 30 days provided that all required approvals are received. Checks are released and mailed USPS first class on the first and third Wednesday of each month unless other arrangements are made. 

If for some reason a City-issued check is lost, a duplicate check may be issued by having a notarized affidavit filed with the City.

Support services include:

• System Analysis
• Hardware and Software Maintenance Management
• Training 

Information Technology services are provided through a competitively procured professional services contract with an Information Technology Management Services firm.

This information is being posted in accordance with the Public Records Act, Government Code Section 6270.5.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the City’s official website is to provide information about the operation of the City, clarify the functions of various City departments and services and provide guidance to members of the public who may desire or require City services. Information on the website is intended in every respect to be informational in nature. The City’s official website is a non-public forum and is not intended to directly or indirectly create a public forum or limited public forum, or to in any way invite discussion, discourse or dialogue.

GENERAL DISCLAIMER:

In preparation of the City’s official website, every effort has been made to offer the most current, correct and clearly expressed information possible. However, inadvertent errors, omissions or inaccuracies may occur. Therefore, the City, without limitation, disclaims the following: responsibility for typographical errors, interrupted or slow services, computer viruses or other harmful components affecting operation of hardware or software, and other defects that may be found on the City’s official website.

Moreover, the information, services, and data included on the City’s official website have been compiled by staff from a variety of sources and are subject to change without notice. The information, services and data are provided on an “as-is” basis. The City makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding the quality, content, completeness, or adequacy of such information, service and data and expressly disclaims all representations and warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to such information, services and data, including without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, and implied warranties arising from course of dealing or course of performance.

Lastly, the City is not responsible for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages that may arise from the use, or the inability to use, the City’s official website and/or the materials contained on the City’s official website, whether the materials are provided by the City or by a third party.

DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENT:

References on the City’s official website to any specific commercial product, process, or service, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply City endorsement, recommendation, promotion, or favoring by the City.

Moreover, consistent with this website policy, the City may establish links to pages outside the City’s official website (“external links”). The presence of these external links should not be construed as an endorsement, recommendation, promotion or favoring by the City of these sites or their content.

EXTERNAL LINKS:

The City may, from time to time, establish external links to other Web resources. The City’s sole purpose in establishing these external links is to provide information of a factual nature to visitors of the City’s official website. The City continues to maintain its official website as a non-public forum, does not intend to directly or indirectly create a public forum or limited public forum, and does not intend to invite public discourse, discussion or dialogue by establishing said external links, regardless of the nature of the external link.

To avoid any perception that the City endorses or provides favorable treatment to any private person or business enterprise, no corporate or commercial logos or direct links to vendor sites will be allowed on the City’s official website. Consistent with this policy, only links to the following will be permitted by the City:

• Chamber of Commerce, or Visitor’s Bureau;
• Other governmental agencies;
• Hospitals;
• Museums, libraries, historical organizations and similar kinds of established, bona fide organizations that provide cultural resources to residents and visitors of the City;
• Public and private, bona fide educational institutions as defined in the Education Code, located within Los Angeles County;
• Entities and organizations whose primary purpose is to provide the location, telephone and/or description of City hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions and similar kinds of activities; and
• Webpages that contain the live-streaming of City meetings that are open to the public, or contain recorded versions of the same, but excluding homepages for such entities and organizations providing and/or sponsoring these webpages.

Entities and organizations wishing to establish external links on the City’s official website must seek prior approval. The City reserves the right to deny an external link application as to any entity or organization that, upon complete review of the application, (1) does not meet the criteria set forth in this policy, (2) fails to provide all required information in the application, and/or (3) fails to provide truthful information in the application. Moreover, City reserves the right to remove an external link if the nature of the entity or organization to which the link relates no longer complies with this policy. This policy may be revised without prior written notice when to do so will be in the best interests of the City.

SECURITY:

Every reasonable effort will be made to maintain the privacy of information provided to the City through its official website. Unless information provided to the City through the City’s official website is disclosable or required to be disclosed pursuant to federal, State or other legal authority, such information will not be disseminated to third parties.

Use of the City’s official website shall be construed as acceptance of these website policies.

The City has both formal and informal procurement procedures.

• The formal contract procedure (sealed bid) process is to be used when the estimated value of needed equipment, materials, supplies or maintenance service contract is $25,000.00 or greater. See Municipal Section Code 21A.14
• The informal contract procedure process is to be used when the estimated value of needed equipment, materials, supplies or maintenance service contract is less than $25,000.00. See Municipal Section code 21A.15 for details and exceptions.
• RFP’s & Current Bid Opportunities The purchasing website lists upcoming and current bids for contracts in excess of $25,000. The city makes so many purchases less than $25,000 that the best way to find out about these purchases is to remain in contact with the various user departments. 

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• Alarm Permit Application Form    
• AutoPay Application Form
• Bingo License Application Form
• Business License Permit Application Form
• Certificate of Public Convenience & Necessity (Taxicab) Permit Application Form
• Commercial Business Occupancy (Zoning Review) Permit  
• Ice Cream Truck Permit Renewal Application Form
• Public Parking (Commercial Business Use Only) Permit Application Form
• Pushcart Vendor Permit Application Form
• Rummage Sale Application Form  
• Solicitation Permit Application Form
• Taxicab Driver Permit Application Form
• Taxicab Driver Permit Renewal Application Form
• Tobacco Retailing Permit Application Form  
• Tobacco Retailing Permit Renewal Application Form  
• W-9 Form