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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA
FROM: John Cullen •, � _=-—•;•
County Administrator
COSTA.
COUNTY
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DATE: FEBRUARY 26, 2008 °SrA`c-U
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SUBJECT: Discharge from' Accountability for certain Health Services accounts
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
AUTHORIZE the discharge from accountability for certain Health Services accounts which are
not collectible due to one or more.:of the following reasons: the,"
accounts are being discharged
in Bankruptcy; debtors are deceased; the statute of limitations for pursuing recovery of the
debt has expired; the cost of recovery is excessive; and/or the debtor no longer resides in the
State.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The value of the accounts to be discharged total $1,351,664.76
REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Office of Revenue Collection ORC has received confirmation that these accounts in the
. .collection system are not recoverable due to one or more of the following reasons: the
accounts are being discharged in Bankruptcy; debtors are deceased; the statute of limitations
forursuin recovery of the debt has expired; the cost of recovery is excessive; and/or the
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debtor no longer resides in the State.
Based on the stated facts, the Health Services Department should write off these accounts as
"Charity Care" pursuant to its Hospital Charity Care Policy.
Approval of the recommended action will allow ORC to purge these files from our computer
system thereby creating:
1. An accurate inventory of recoverable accounts
case count for the.collection staff,
2. Amore manageable
3. Elimination of redundant research by the accounting sta
4. A better work distribution to staff
ATTACHMENT: V YES SIGNATURE:
CONTINUED ON
RECO MENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDA 10 OF BO RD O MIT EE
PPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BO(R ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED :OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) TRUE`'AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORSPN THE DATE SHOWN
Contact: Johnny W Jefferson(5-8550)
CC: Auditor-Controller,Tim Ernst ATTESTED
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CAO,Lisa Driscoll JOHN CULLEN,CLE F
Health Services,Pat Godley HE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ORC,Johnny W.Jefferson AND COUNTY ADMINIS RATOR
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