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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil' Batchelor, C4 "ra
County Administrator . Costa
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DATE: October, 1.,' 1987
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SUBJECT:.
ESTABLISHMENT -OF FEES FOR THE BUDGET DOCUMENT
SPECIFIC REQUEST•(S) .OR. RECOMMENDATION(S) 4 i BACKGROUND,AND JUST I F I CATION
RECOMMENDATION: `
Authorize and approve ' a $10 fee for - each budget document provided to the
public or other agencies, pursuant ..to - Government Code .6257, effective
July,1, 1987. .
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of';this recommendation would•,•not' result in- a significant amount of
revenue' to the County, but '.would help to defray the costs of producing
adequate 'copies of the. budget document for availability to the public or -.to
other agencies.
BACKGROUND':
The . law requires the County to ,provide budget information to the 'general
public in a . specific format. .Contra Costa County 'publishes .' the' . Contra.
Costa- 'county Proposed ' Budget - and the Contra Costa'. County Final Budget. . .
annually and.'provides copies of these and supplemental documents to the
public and other agencies free of . charge. These documents are. bound books
consisting of approximately- 300 pages and detailing the sources and uses of
County funds. However, the costs of producing these documents at a volume .
of 300. to 400 each. .per year - is becoming an increasing burden to the County
and the .County taxpayers. - '
Government Code . Section .6257 authorizesa• public entity to ' charge a
reasonable fed . for. costs of producing and duplicating public information.
Pursuant to -this.. author.ity,. it is. recommended that a fee of $10 per budget
document be levied -to help' defray the production and duplication costs in
providing- this information to the public. Of course, copies- of the budget
document wouid' continue to. .be' made available. at the public budget hearing
at no charge. Also, free inspection of the 'County budget documents would
continue to-- be available through the Contra Costa County Public Library.
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CONSEQUENCES OF. NEGATIVE ACTION:.
Should the Board choose. not to approve this recommendation,. - the County
would not. recover costs •in .producing and duplicating the budget documents.
Budget documents would continue .to be provided to the 'public and other
'agencies at no charge.
CONT UED ON'ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE; /
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMME TION OF BOARD COMMITTE
APPROVE'. 'OTHER '
SIGNATURE I S _
ACT16N OF BOARD ON _ APPROVED• gS RECOMMENDED � OTHER.
.VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY.THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNAN 1 MOUS (ABSENT ) APS. CORRE::'T COPY OF 'AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES
AND ENTERED ON. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF-SUERV.ISORS-ON THE DATE SHOWN. .
OCT 13 1987
cc: ATTESTED
County Administrator .
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County 'C011n5el SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor-Control le•r.',
DEPUTY