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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: John Cullen, County Administrator •' ••
Costa
DATE: November 14, 2006 1 "t ti`s°4
�Osr� COUtl County
SUBJECT: Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence
Oversight and Coordination C .
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
FIX December'12, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. as the date and time lof a public hearing to consider a
$1.00 increase in the fees for each certified copy of a birthl certificate, marriage certificate, fetal
death record, and death record, effective January 1, 2007,1 for the purpose of providing funding
for governmental oversight and the coordination of domestic violence prevention, intervention,
and prosecution efforts in Contra Costa County, consistent with the Contra Costa County "Zero
Tolerance for Domestic Violence" Act ("Act") (Health & Safety Code, § 103626; Welfare &
Institutions Code, § 18308).
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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Current fees for.certified copies are as follows: $19.00 for is birth certificate; $15.00 for a
marriage certificate; and $14.00 for a death certificate. It Is anticipated that a $1.00 increase in
each of these fees could generate approximately $98,0001 in additional revenues to carry out
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the purpose of the Act. l
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BACKGROUND:
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In February 2000, the Board of Supervisors declared zerol tolerance for domestic violence in
Contra Costa County.
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In July 2001, ;Governor Gray Davis approved the Act, authorizing the Board of Supervisors to increase
fees, up to a maximum increase of $2.00, for certified copies of marriage licenses, confidential
marriage licenlises, marriage certificates, birth certificates, Ifetal death records, and death records,
effective January 1, 2002, for the purpose of providing funding for the County government's oversight
and coordination of domestic violence prevention, intervention, and prosecution efforts in Contra Costa
County. The lAct included a repeal date of January 1, 2007.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _x—YES SIGNATURE:
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ZRECOMMENDATION OF CONTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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Y UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
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li iATTESTED �.vG7yJ,6`�/�i���
CONTACT: Sara Hoffman,CAO
II Devorah Levine,CAO JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
li SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: Barbara Chambers,Clerk-Recorder
iMary Ellen Garcia-Green,Health Services/Vital Statistics
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In 2001, the Board of Supervisors conducted a public hearing, made findings and declarations,
and adopted Resolution No. 2001/559, authorizing a $1.50 'increase in certified copy fees
under the Act. in 2003, the Board of Supervisors conducted a public hearing, made findings
and declarations, and adopted Resolution No. 2003/687, which authorized an additional $0.50
increase in certified copy fees under the Act. In total, the Board of Supervisors has increased
the certified copy fees by $2.00.
On September 130, 2006, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger approved Senate Bill 968, which
amended the Alct by deleting the January 1, 2007 repeal date and increasing the Board of
Supervisor's maximum authority to increase each fee for a'certified copy from $2.00 to $4.00.
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