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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09081992 - 1.119 07 1 1 9 TO- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM; Phil Batchelor Contra County Administrator DATE . September 8, 1992. C"`.'l* SUBJECT: TRANSFER FROM RESERVE FOR LITIGATION AND AUDIT EXCEPTIONS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Auditor-Controller to reduce the Reserve for Litigation and Audit Exceptions by $227 , 789. 30 and transfer funds to the Insurance/Settlements budget unit. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Based on recommendations from the Auditor-Controller and the County Administrator, your Board has established budgetary reserves in order to cover potential costs due to litigation and audit exceptions. The recommended action would reduce the reserve in order to allow payment of litigation and audit exception accounts which have now been finalized. Because existing reserves were appropriately established, this action will have no financial impact on current operations. BACKGROUND: A budgetary reserve for litigation and audit exceptions is established each year to ensure that funding is available during the year to cover legal claims and audit exceptions. $227, 789. 30 is required to make the current year' s payments due under the 1988 Court Fines and Forfeitures settlement with the Cities. Board action is required to release these funds to liquidate the obligations. COURT FINES SETTLEMENT: Per the agreement between the County and cities within the County which receive court fines and fees, the County will make up the difference between the actual fees received and distributed during the year and the $500 , 000 installment due in 1991-92. The settlement amount is $227 , 789. 30. � CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE'. RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE S : ACTION OF BOARD ON _-/ -?-9v�APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED /� OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X 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. / �+ cc: Auditor-Controller (General Accounting ATTESTED and Budgets) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY ,DEPUTY M382/7-83