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RESOLUTION NO. R- 88-98 <br />1 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />2 OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA, <br />3 SUPPORTING THE REPEAL OF BOOKING <br />FEES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. <br />4 <br />5 WHEREAS, the State of California adopted Senate Bill 2557 in 1991 enabling <br />6 counties to charge cities for the cost of booking fees; and <br />7 <br />WHEREAS, we understand that the San Bernardino County was forced by the <br />8 <br />State of California to utilize booking fees as a mechanism to replace lost revenues to the <br />9 <br />10 County from the State, and <br />11 WHEREAS, the imposition of booking fees was necessary at the time; and <br />12 WHEREAS, the economy is improving and the San Bernardino County budget <br />13 forecast is much more favorable now, than in the past, and <br />14 <br />WHEREAS, other counties are either reducing or eliminating booking fees as <br />15 <br />16 other revenues have improved; and <br />17 WHEREAS, the booking fee creates a disincentive to book detainees based on an <br />18 economic decision rather than a law enforcement one, and <br />19 WHEREAS, the City of Colton supports the position of the San Bernardino <br />20 County Sheriff to encourage the elimination or reduction of booking fees; and <br />21 <br />WHEREAS, the County of San Bernardino has adopted a budget which is based <br />22 <br />23 on the revenue assumption of four million dollars in booking fees. <br />24 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON <br />25 HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: <br />26 The City Council of the City of Colton, by this Resolution, officially announces its <br />27 <br />support and encourages the San Bernardino County Board of the Supervisors to consider <br />28 <br />City of Colton Resolution No. R- -98 Page I of 2 <br />