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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT ITEM #17 FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 1, 2005 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: DILU DE ALWIS, FINANCE DIRECTOR Cip- SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SANBERNARDINO RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES DATE: OCTOBER 25, 2005 BACKGROUND: City of Colton along with other Cities and Towns in San Bernardino County (County) other than the City of Needles have previously entered into "the Settlement Agreement" with the County concerning payment of booking and processing fees (criminal justice administrative fees pursuant to California Government Code section 29550, hereinafter referred to as "booking fees"), that was incorporated as part of the judgment entered by the Sacramento County Superior Court in City of Adelanto et al. v County of San Bernardino, Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 2584. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: On February 2001 the City of Colton along with other Cities and Towns in San Bernardino County other than the City of Needles (who had previously entered into an agreement with the County) entered into an agreement setting the rate for criminal justice administrative fees (booking fees) at $159.72 per booking. In November 2004 SB1102 was enacted into law which reduced the amount of booking fees that can be collected by counties beginning July 1, 2005. The bill stated that counties could not bill for greater than one-half of actual administrative costs including overhead costs permitted according to federal Circular A87 standards. It further stated that at no event would the fees charged by the County to cities exceed the fees as of January 1, 2004. This bill also repealed all state reimbursements to cities for payment to counties for booking fees. Based on SB1102, the County performed an updated cost study and calculated a new cost per booking in the amount of $192.92, which would have allowed the County to impose a new fee for each booking in the amount of $96.46. Instead of imposing such a permissible fee, representatives of cities and County met informally and agreed upon a booking fee to be charged by the County to the Cities at a rate of $79.86 per booking for period of three years beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2008. The fee of $79.86 equals one half of the former rate of $159.72. Cities and County also agree that they will meet by July 1, 2006 for the purpose of negotiating and recommending a methodology to calculate booking fees and a process to adjust future booking fee once the present enacted fee expires on June 30, 2008. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact resulting from this agreement. The booking fee cost of $79.86 is budgeted in the Police Department budget for fiscal year 2005-06.