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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
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FINANCE COMMITTEE:
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Nancy Fanden County
DATE: Tom Torlakson .tiy+,2'uu+ '"SPC
December 3, 1991
SUBJECT:
POLICY ON PAYMENT OF SEARCH AND RESCUE EXPENSES INCURRED IN
ANOTHER COUNTY
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the County Administrator's proposed policy for payment of
search and rescue expenses incurred in another county.
BACKGROUND:
On November 5, . 1991, the Board referred to the Finance Committee
the task of developing a policy on a county resident's
responsibility to pay for costs incurred as a result of search
and rescue efforts in another county. Currently, a county' s
costs related to the search and rescue efforts for a resident of
another county are billed to the county where the person resides.
The search and rescue costs are paid by the county whose citizen
received the service, and the citizen is subsequently billed to
reimburse the county. This procedure has been in effect since
1979 .
Staff met with representatives of the County Counsel and
Auditor' s Offices, as well as the Office of Revenue Collection,
to review the procedures and practices on this subject.
Supervisor McPeak' s referral of the Gentry, reimbursement matter
was discussed as an example of how each case proceeds through the
determination and billing phases. It was learned that from three
to five cases are handled each year with an estimated five to ten
thousand dollars in reimbursements at issue.
After due consideration, staff recommends that the Committee
consider the following policies regarding search and rescue
payments and reimbursements.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ' _YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
or
SIGNATURE(S): NANCY F i)EN TOM TORLAKSON
ACTION OF BOARD ON December 3, 1991 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
The board APPROVED the recommendation set forth above. Ihnaddi,tion, the Board_'.REFERRED_':'.
'-to thei:FinancenCommittee for report on December 10, 1991, the Gentry case in connection
with this policy.
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT I I I ) 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.
CC: Auditor-Controller ATTESTED December 3, 1991
County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CAO SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY �I/ DEPUTY
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The Auditor's Office should approve payments to other
counties when the following conditions are met:
A. the person or persons rescued is verified as a resident
of the County;
B. the expenses appear reasonable after review and comment
by the Sheriff 's Office; .and
C. the expenses are properly documented.
2 . -The County should seek reimbursement for payments made to
other counties from the searched for and/or rescued party or
responsible relatives, except in the following cases:
A. when the case involves a death;
B. when the case involves a person who was not found; and
C.. when, based on the circumstances of the search and
rescue, billing would not be equitable.