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County Booking Fees <br />August 21, 2001 <br />Page 2 <br />(4) Upon request, the County will make reasonable efforts to collect and remit <br />to each city all booking fee charges (less collection costs) imposed on <br />convicted defendants by the courts which the city is entitled to recover. <br />As of June 29, 2001, only one of the Cities participating in the action, the City of Big Bear <br />Lake, has signed the new agreement. <br />ALTERNATIVES: <br />1. Approve the supplemental settlement agreement. <br />2. Disapprove the supplemental settlement agreement. <br />3. Take no action. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: <br />None. The City currently pays a $159.72 booking fee. This figure will not change if the <br />supplemental settlement agreement is approved. Of course, the total amount spent by <br />the City on booking fees in any given year is variable because it depends upon the total <br />number of billable bookings. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: <br />None. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve the new supplemental settlement <br />agreement and authorize the City Manager and/or the Chief of Police to sign in it on behalf <br />of the City. The negotiated booking fee of $159.72 represents only a 5.1 % increase over <br />the 1995 fee and is the same fee the City currently pays. Due to the structure of the new <br />agreement, the fee will also likely remain unchanged for the near future, thus keeping costs <br />stable and aiding the City budgeting process. Further, the County's agreement to collect <br />and immediately remit to the Cities booking fees from convicted defendants should benefit <br />Colton. <br />Prepared by: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney; Steven Anderson, Deputy City Attorney <br />Attorney: <br />Finance <br />Manager: U OTHER: <br />