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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
Phil Batchelor 1 '�
FROM: County Administrator
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March 20 1989 ��`
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Legislation: Assembly Bill 1638 (Cortese)
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Indicate that the Board of Supervisors is the SPONSOR of AB 1638
by Assemblyman Cortese which, as introduced, would increase the
certified mailing fee in small claims actions to cover actual
mailing costs.
BACKGROUND:
Under current law, the fee which is charged for mailing a copy of
a small claims court claim to a party is $3 . 00. Rather than
having to introduce new legislation every time certified mailing
costs are increased by the Post Office, AB 1638 authorizes the
Board of Supervisors to set the fee at a level which covers the
actual cost of a certified mailing. This bill has been
introduced by Assemblyman Dominic Cortese at the request of the
Board of Supervisors. Similar legislation (AB 281) has been
introduced by Assemblyman Frazee on behalf of the Court Clerks '
Association.
If AB 281 moves along successfully, it is our intent to use AB
1638 as the vehicle for increasing the revenue going to the Civil
Automation and Micrographics Fund, also a priority in the Board' s
1989 Legislative Program. The specific form such legislation
will take is still being negotiated with the lobbyist for the
bill collectors, who oppose an increase in the civil filing fee
for Municipal Court.
Since both the increase in the certified mailing fee and an
increase from some source for the Civil Automation and
Micrographics Fund are elements in the Board' s 1989 Legislative
Program, it is appropriate for the Board to indicate its
sponsorship of AB 1638, as long as it is used for one or the
other of these purposes.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
X' RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE '
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): &"'(:h 'e lL
ACTION OF BOARD ON March 28, 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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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.
CC: County Administrator MAR 2 8 1989
Municipal Court Administrator ATTESTED
County Clerk-Recorder PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Assemblyman Dominic Cortese
Les Spahnn, Jackson/Barish
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