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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM;
Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Contra
Costa
HATE' January 27 , 1988 Co
suBJECT. .LEGISLATION - AB1197 (HANNIGAN)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) a BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position in support of AB1197 by Assemblyman Hannigan which
would clarify the manner in which the annual cost-of-living adjustment for
the Trial Court Funding Block Grant ,would be calculated.,
BACKGROUND:
Under SB709 as enacted in 1987 the amount received by the County in
the way of a block grant is adjusted annually based on the amount of
increase given state employees or the increase in the fine and forfeiture
revenue generated in the County, whichever .is less. A number of questions
-have been raised by the language in SB709 which require clarification.
Assemblyman Hannigan has amended AB1197 for this purpose. AB1197 does all
of the following, as amended on January 7 , 1988:
1. Clarifies that the adjustment in the block grant is. determined on
a county-by-county basis.
2. Defines how the increase in state employees salaries is to be
determined.
3 . Eliminates a. punitive provision of SB709 which required that the
increases in the block grant be "cumulative but not compounded. "
4. Provides that the increase in the block grant will be adjusted
beginning in the 1989-90 fiscal year based on salary adjustments_
provided for state employees in the 1988-89 fiscal year.
5. Clarifies that the amount of fines and forfeitures to be
calculated in determining the adjustment for the block grant is the
amount transmitted to the state by a county.
6. Provides that in calculating the amount of fines and forfeitures '
transmitted to the state by a county that no county is to be penalized
for losses in revenue resulting from a city annexation, city
formation, or closure of a . state weigh station or agricultural
inspection station.
Each of the changes clarifies the Legislature' s intent in passing
SB709 and , the bill therefore ., should be supported by .the Board of
Supervisors.
CONTINUED ON ATTACNHWENT; YESSIGNATURE: e fee
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE .
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S I' Z/ ,
ACTION OF BOARD ON _ 2/2/88 A;'$P ROVED AS RECP.iX9MSLADED /\ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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 Admird-O-trator . FEB 2 1988
cc: Auditor-Controller ATTESTED
Superior Court Administrator•_- PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE. BOARD OF
Municipal Court Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
George Roemer, Criminal Justice Pr.ogram--
Assemblyman Hannigan
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