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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 01231996 - C24 24 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS `` s Contra FROM% PHIL BATCHELOR, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR r ` . �� Costa January 17, 1996 �T` County DATE: rT�id.... SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: AMEND THE BOARD'S 1996 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM TO CO-SPONSOR AB 185 (Murray) RELATING TO CHARGING FOR SPECIAL SERVICES SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: AMEND the Board's 1996 Legislative Program as noted below in order to agree to Co-Sponsor AB 185 by Assemblyman Willard Murray if the bill is amended to add Contra Costa County to the list of counties which are authorized to enter into contracts with private enterprise to provide services that require special experience, education, training, or other capabilities that the County possesses and to charge fees for the services. BACKGROUND: On December 12, 1995, the Board of Supervisors adopted its 1996 Legislative Program. The Legislation Program did not include the sponsorship of legislation that would authorize the County to enter into contracts with private enterprise to provide services that require special experience, education, training, or other capabilities that the County possesses and to charge fees for the services. Existing law authorizes Butte, Los Angeles, Merced, Orange, San Bernardino and Ventura counties to enter into contracts with private enterprise to provide services that require special experience, education, training, or other capabilities that the county possesses and, to charge fees for the services, subject to prescribed procedures and exceptions. Existing law terminates this authority January 1, 1997 and after that date authorizes those counties to provide fewer services by contract. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): zlyz�1/ 4Z� � ..`co\ ACTION OF BOARD ON January 23 , 1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that proposed legislation AB 185 (Murray) is REFERRED to the Better Government Task Force for recommendations and report back to the Board of Supervisors. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE 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. ATTESTED 03 1996 Contact: PHIL TCHELOR,NOK OF THE B ARD OF CC: SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR See Page 3 BY Z DEPUTY ( Assemblyman William Murray has introduced AB 185 which, as amended January 3, 1996, would delete Ventura County from, this current law and would add Santa Clara, San Diego, Solano, Sonoma and Yuba counties to this authorization. The bill would also delete the termination date on the present authorization and repeal the more limited authorization that becomes operative on January 1, 1997. We have been asked whether Contra Costa County would like to be added to this authorization. The services for which this authorization is extended can include, but are not limited to the following: • Producing and disseminating documents resulting from the compilation, organization, and dissemination of data from a variety of departmental and public records retained by the County. • Producing training materials, leasing training facilities or providing training or consulting services resulting from the special or unique experiences derived from the magnitude, diversity, or distinctive nature of the County's services such as law enforcement, fire protection, public health care, welfare and public social service programs, public works projects and the acquisition and management of real and personal property. • The expedited retrieval or copying after regular hours of officially recorded documents that are open to public review and research during regular business hours. Before entering into a contract under this authority, the Board of Supervisors must find, based on evidence in the record, that providing the special service will not adversely impact providing similar services by private sector companies or individuals within the County. The purpose of this legislation is to allow the County to assemble documents in unique ways which are requested by an outside customer and provide that enhanced level of service for a fee. The bill would also allow the use of overtime by County staff in limited situations in the Recorder's Office to retrieve and copy documents and then charge for this enhanced level of service. The bill would also allow County Departments to provide consulting services resulting from the unique nature of some of the County's services. In the past, both the County Clerk-Recorder and Director of Data Processing Services have indicated concern that they not be prohibited from charging to provide an enhanced level of services to their customers. AB 185 would actually encourage the provision of these enhanced levels of service and special arrangements to be made for data to be prepared and provided to a customer in a unique format which would not otherwise be prepared by the County. In view of the potential value of this legislation to the County, it is recommended that Contra Costa County ask to be include in this bill. -2- cc: County Administrator Auditor-Controller County Clerk-Recorder Assessor Treasurer-Tax Collector Sheriff-Coroner Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Health Services Director Social Service Director Public Works Director General Services Director County Counsel Les Spahnn; Heim, Noack, Kelly & Spahnn 1121 L Street, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95814 -3- i. AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 3, 1996 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE-1995-96 REGULAR SESSION t ASSEMBLY BILL No. 185 Introduced by Assembly Member Willard Murray C January 24, 1995 t - t 'r An act to repeal € n 25839 amend and repeal Section 25332 of the Government Code, relating to county services. h ^� LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 185, as amended, W. Murray. County services. Existing law authorizes the boards of supervisors of Butte, t Los Angeles, Merced, Orange, San Bernardino, and Ventura y Counties to enter into contracts with private enterprise to provide services that require special experience, education, training, or other capabilities whieh that the county possesses and to charge fees for. the services, subject to prescribed procedures and exceptions. Existing law terminates this authority on January 1, 1997 and after that date authorizes ? those counties to provide fewer services by contract. This bill would delete th4 to -- ittet dft&e Ventura i County from, and add Santa Clara, San Diego, Solano, Sonoma, and Yuba Counties to, this authorization. The bill would . delete the termination date on. the present authorization and repeal the more limited authorization that becomes operative on January 1, 1997. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. 98 r r t, AB 185 — 2 — The 2 — The people of the State of California do enact as follows. 1 T 4- Seetion 25399 of the G ,.,r,.-..^....e t Gede 2 is Y-epeal 3 SECTION 1. Section 25332 of the Government Code, 4 as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 528 of the Statutes of 5 _1995, is amended to read.• -. 6 25332. (a) The Boards of Supervisors of Butte, Los 7 Angeles, Merced, Orange, San Bernardino, ai;id Venter-et 8 Santa Clara, San Diego, Solano, Sonoma, and Yuba 9 Counties may enter into contracts with private enterprise 10 to provide services that require special experience, 11 education, training, or other capabilities --� that the 12 county possesses. In addition, the Boards of Supervisors of 13 Butte, Los Angeles, Merced, Orange, San Bernardino, 14 aa�td.Veftttir-aSanta Clara, San Diego, Solano, Sonoma, and 15 Yuba Counties may charge a fee for optional services and 16 enhanced services provided to the public whieh that 17 require special experience, education, training, or other 18 capability -rte that the county possesses. 19 These services may include, but shall not be limited to, 20 any of the following: 21 (1) The production and dissemination of published 22 documents, either on an isolated basis or on a regular or 23 semiregular basis resulting from the compilation, 24 organization, and dissemination of data from a variety of 25 departmental and public records retained by county 26 departments. 27 (2) The production and dissemination of training 28 materials, leasing of training facilities, or provision of 29 training or provision of consulting services,resulting from 30 the special or unique experiences derived from the 31 magnitude, diversity, or distinctive nature of the county's 32 services such as law enforcement, fire protection, public 33 health care; welfare and. public social programs, public 34 works projects, and the acquisition and management of 35 real and personal property. 36 (3) The expedited retrieval or copying, or both, after 37 regular hours, of officially recorded documents that are 98 i - 3 — AB 185 mss; 1 open to public review and research. during regular 2 business hours. ode 3 (b) Prior to entering into a contract pursuant to this 4 section, the board of supervisors shall find, based on ?de, 5 evidence in record, that the provision of the special S of 6 service described in the proposed contract will not 7 adversely impact the provision of similar services by Los '_ : 8 private sector companies or individuals within the ar& 9 county. rba 10 +0 T44s seetie}t shall reffiain itt effeet eftly until ~ise . 11 jantta4-, 1997, aid as of that date is repealed; ettless a ice 12 later enaeted statute, that �s enaeted hefere jape the 13 1997; deletes er exteitds that dale. s of 14 SEC. 2. Section 25332 of the Government Code, as .no, 15 added by Section 2 of Chapter 528 of the Statutes of 1995, ind 16 is repealed. ind 17 2 -(-a+ The Bear-Els of Supervis of Bette; bes hat 18 Angeles-; Mereed, Or-ftnge, 8ftft , a#d Ventur-Et her 19 Gaenties rr�ay ertter ate eantraets with py-tivate enter--prise 20 to p e e s+er iees that e. to 21 ,„a,..,atier7 and tag whieh the eeee . Ift 22 additien,, the Beat of Supey-vis of Bette;des Angeles, .led 23 Mereed; Orr-aege; , o: d a Gettnties or 24 eharge a fee fer these eptienal ser-yes aid on, 25 r h n e �., ,s prem to the pehhe .� .ire of -' 26 speeial ietiee, edueet}: er faeillities whieh my 27 the eeenty . 28 These ser-yiees skaR he hued to the prredttet4 aed ing 29 disseminatien e€ tag ffiaterials3 leasing of tretining of 30 fes; er of training er eensulting secs om 31 rester ff effi the speeiale unique exper s de-Fived the 32 fref the ,ar%d ost et ma re of the ty°s 33 eeee#y=s - Leh as Iftw en fe .e..ffient blit 34 , pehlie heap ewe; we1€�-e pttblie seem blit 35 pre and pubhe s prejeets, arld the aeeittisiti t of 36 and ffiettiagetfteet of rea4 afd . 37 +:b+ Brier to entering into a tr-aet pursuant to this Fter 38 neer the heard of shall f based en are 39 evidenee in reeerd; that the pr-evisteft of the speed 40 serN,iee deser-ibed in ee�vntrae t w44 nr 4 98 98 AB 185 — 4 — I adyey }ffipaet the 2 pie seeter eery rtt eT- i iia within the 3 ems- 4 +e* This seetien 4iftg be emotive eft jam 4-, 1997. O 98 DATE: 1124/9,6 REQUEST TO SPEAK '' ORM �. (THREE (3) MINU'T'E LIMIT Complete this form and place it in the box near the speakers' rostrum before addressing the Board. NAME: PHONE: ADDRESS: SCA/N V7 : CITY: � i�•cViG/�'- I am speaking formyself OR organization: zkxvm STA- 1;76VA%-ov Check one: (NAME OF ORGANVaTION) I wish to speak on Agenda Item # (f,24 My comments will be: general for against I wish to speak on the subject of. I do not wish to speak but leave these comments for the Board to consider.