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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator
Costa
DATE' February 17, 1987
County
SUBJECT: ' "y
Legislation: Senate Bill 349 (Bergeson)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position of support for SB 349 by Senator Marian Bergeson
which would allow Contra Costa County, and other named counties,
to increase the additional penalty assessment for every
non-parking offense from $1 . 00 per $10. 00 of fine to $2. 00 per
$10. 00 of fine, and would allow the imposition of a $1. 50
surcharge on the fines and forfeitures collected for each parking
offense. These added penalty assessments and surcharges on fines
and forfeitures would be deposited in the County Courthouse
Temporary Construction Fund. In addition, SB 349 authorizes an
increase from $1 to $2 per $10 of fine for non-parking offenses
to be deposited to the Criminal Justice Temporary Construction
Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Under current law, Contra Costa County has a County Courthouse
Temporary Construction Fund. This fund receives a .$1.00 penalty
assessment for each $10. 00 of non-parking offenses. Senator
Bergeson, at the request of the Board of Supervisors, has
introduced SB 349, which would increase- this penalty assessment
on non-parking offenses from $1. 00 to $2 . 00 for each $10. 00 in
fines and forfeitures. In addition, SB 349 authorizes Contra .
Costa County, and other named counties, to deposit $1 . 50 for each
parking case presented to or filed in the courts of the county in
the Courthouse Temporary Construction Fund.
In addition, the County has a Criminal Justice Temporary
Construction Fund which already receives the $1.00 penalty
assessment for each $10. 00 of fine on non-parking offenses plus
funds from the $1. 50 for parking offenses. SB 349 would increase
the amount for non-parking offenses to $2 . 00 .
The Board of Supervisors has requested the authority provided by
SB 349 in order to assist in meeting the critical need for
CONTINUED,ON ATTACHMENTS YES SIGNATURE;.
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)' 1&"44
ACTION OF BOARD ON Fehruary 24, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER _
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
XI HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator FEB 2 4 1987
cc: Clerk-Admi-nistrator--Muni Courts ATTESTED
Senator Marian Bergeson PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Jackson/Barish & Associates SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83
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courtroom facilities. Since Senator Bergeson has introduced SB
349 and included Contra Costa in its provisions, it is
appropriate for the Board to indicate its support of SB 349.
Passage of SB 349 would increase deposits to the Courthouse
Construction Fund by $1. 2 million annually.