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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11041997 - C88 f Irg? TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SE ` Contra FROM: Anthony Enea,Deputy CountyAdministrator i .�,� .. By: Rhonda Dunne,Director _. '4 Costa Office of Revenue Collection County DATE: October 28, 1997 UV SUBJECT: Discharge from Accountability SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)8 BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION AUTHORIZE the discharge from accountability of 2,183 accounts due to the uncollectible nature of accounts. FINANCIAL IMPACT Maintaining uncollectible accounts inflates account receivable balances and decreases efficiency on collectible accounts. No negative financial impact. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION The Office of Revenue Collection has attempted collection action on these accounts as well as assigned accounts to a third-party collection agency,where allowed by State and Federal law. It has been determined that these accounts are uneconomical to continue further collection actions. Approval of the recommended action will allow 2,183 accounts to be written-off and purged from the files of active accounts on the collection computer system. This is done to save disk space,increase processing efficiency and minimize the cost of maintaining uncollectible accounts. The accounts are an accumulation of uncollectible accounts where the debtor is deceased,bankrupted,and/or has no assets. There are 2,185 accounts totaling$1,416,532.00. Discharge from accountability does not constitute a release of any person from liability for payment of any amount. The write-off is summarized as follows: Type Number of Accounts Amount Public Defender 1,514 526,901.00 Juvenile Care 246 55,689.00 Social Service 423 833,942.00 CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: Ems, RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON November 4, 1997 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I 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. Office of Revenue Collection,Rhonda Dunne November 4, 1997 CC: Auditor-Controller's Office,Internal Audit ATTESTED CAO,Attn: Dean Lucas PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF County Counsel SUPERVISORS AND COON ADMINISTRATOR CLBY ,DEPUTY M382 (10188) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REQUEST SUBJECT: DISCHARGE FROM ACCOUNTABILITY,DATED OCTOBER 28, 1997 PAGE 2 This request is consistent with Government Code Section 25257 and 25258. Any officer charged with the collection of any county money may apply to the Board of Supervisors for a discharge from accountability. The cost of administering additional collection procedures would exceed the amount of anticipated revenue which might reasonably be recovered The Director of the Office of Revenue Collection certifies and verifies that these facts are accurate and correct.