HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11022010 - C.38RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Probation Officer, or designee, to execute a
contract with the State of California, Franchise Tax Board (FTB), including modified
indemnification language, for the collection of unpaid, court-ordered fees via tax intercept,
for the period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Actual cost to the Probation Department will not exceed 15% of debt collected by the
Franchise Tax Board. There is no net County cost.
TOTAL COMPENSATION IMPACT: No Impact.
PENSION IMPACT : No Impact.
BACKGROUND:
In September 2010, the Probation Department assumed responsibility for
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/02/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Paula Hernandez,
925-313-4149
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 2, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.38
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Philip F. Kader, County Probation Officer
Date:November 2, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Agreement with Franchise Tax Board (FTB)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
collecting debt owed for parental responsibility for care of youth in Juvenile Hall and the
Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility. The Probation Collections Unit also collects Adult
Public Defender and Juvenile Electronic Monitoring fees. Previously, this debt was
collected by the Office of Revenue Collections, which is discontinuing service. This form of
collection is authorized under the provisions of Revenue and Taxation Code (R&TC)
Section 19280 through 19283. This approval will be in effect through September 30, 2011.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Negative action will result in no access to tax refunds issued by the State of California to
certain debtors for fees owed to the Probation and Public Defender departments.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No Impact.