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FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator
Costa
DATE'. April 9, 1987 County
SUBJECT:
Legislation: Senate Bill 390 (Alquist)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of support j for SB 390 by Senator Alquist which
would authorize any county to impose a surcharge of not more than
$50 . 00 on the filing fees in civil actions in municipal court and
civil and probate actions in superior court for deposit in the
Courthouse Temporary Construction Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Under existing law, the City „and County of San Francisco has been
given the authority to impose such a surcharge on civil and
probate actions. Senator Alquist originally introduced SB 390 to
add Santa Clara County to the list of counties authorized to
impose such a surcharge. We inquired about the Senator' s
willingness to add Contra Costa County to the list of counties so
authorized and, in response, °Senator Alquist has amended the bill
as of March 31, 1987 to expand the authorization to all counties
in California.
SB 390 does not require the Board of Supervisors to impose any
portion of the $50. 00 surcharge, and if the Board wishes to
impose the surcharge, it can be imposed in any amount up to
$50. 00. The municipal court ''±has estimated that imposition of the
surcharge at the maximum of $50. 00 would . generate $1. 5 million in
revenue annually between both the municipal and the superior
courts for deposit in the Temporary Courthouse Construction Fund.
Obviously, imposition of the ,;surcharge at any amount below $50. 00
would generate proportionately less revenue.
The Clerk-Administrator of the Walnut Creek-Danville Municipal
Court urges the Board support SB 390, and this office concurs
with that recommendation.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; YES SIGNATURE:
XXy RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 21 , 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED/K- OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
` I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
x UNANIMOUS (ABSENT --Z-”` 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.
CC: Cbunty Administrator ATTESTED APR 2 1 1987
Superior Court Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Roy Chiesa, W.C.-Danville Muni Ct. SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Jackson/Barish & Associates
Senator Alfred Alquist
BY ,DEPUTY
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