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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Kiri Torre, County Municipal Court Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE: October 19, 1992 County
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SUBJECT: public Hearing
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Fix December 8, 1992 at 11:00 a.m. for a public hearing on proposed increase of
an administrative fee from $30 to $35, as prescribed by law, for the administrative
and clerical costs incurred for the processing of court imposed accounts receivable,
and to round off the fee for court supplied civil forms of $ .10 per page to the
nearest dollar.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
It is anticipated that revenues will increase for the 1992/93 fiscal year.
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
Assembly Bill 2409, Statutes of 1992, increased the maximum accounts receivable
fee that can be assessed from $30 to $35. The bill allows the Board of Supervisors
to establish a fee for the processing of installment accounts receivable equal to
the administrative and clerical costs, except that the fee shall not exceed
thirty-five dollars. The Municipal Courts will charge a fee up to $35 based on the
time in which the defendant "pays in full" his account receivable. The fee will not
exceed the costs associated with actual collection efforts. Since the Office of
Revenue Collections processes accounts receivable for court imposed fines, the fee
increase would also permit them to charge the $35 fee.
The Municipal Court recently began charging a fee for,-'forms provided to
litigants in civil matters, pursuant to Board Resolution 92/561 adopted on August
11, 1992. It is the intent of the Municipal Courts to sell the forms in packets
convenient for use by litigants. To facilitate the collection of the forms fee, the
Municipal Courts will charge $ .10 per page for forms, rounding to the nearest
dollar.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
The revenues assessed to offset the actual cost of establishing an accounts
receivable function within the Municipal Courts and the Office of Revenue
Collections will not be realized. The change in the fee for civil forms will
simplify the accounting processing of the sale of forms, making it more cost
effective. Failure to permit the fee change will increase clerical effort.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTI YES SIGNATURE-
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEN ATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON November 17, 1992 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
XX UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISOR ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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County Administrator
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of -
Supervisors and County Ad��finis gator
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