To: Board of Supervisors
From: Treasurer/Tax Collector
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Resolution of the Board of Supervisors Amending Resolution 97-87
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Amend Resolution No. 97-87 to temporarily suspend the $2 collection surcharge amount to the Humboldt County Courthouse Temporary Construction Fund B (1420).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Pursuant to Government Code Sections 76100 et. Seq. (76121) Revenue Recovery collects and deposits a $2 surcharge on each $10 of every fine, penalty or forfeiture imposed by the courts for criminal offenses, including all offenses involving a violation of vehicle code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to the vehicle code, except offenses relating to parking or registration of offenses by pedestrians or bicyclists, or where an order is made to pay a sum to the general fund of the county pursuant to subparagraph (e) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of section 258 of the Welfare & Institutions Code.
DISCUSSION:
Humboldt County (County) and the Humboldt County Superior Court (Court) undertook the renovation of the building in which the Court is located in 2001 with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding dated Feb. 27, 2001. In anticipation of the creation by the State Legislature of Government Code section 70402, the County and the Court entered into the Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding dated March 27, 2001, Attachment 1. This agreement, along with the also-included memorandum to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, makes it clear that the intention of both the County and the Court was that the cost of renovation of the courthouse building be paid out of the Humboldt County Courthouse Temporary Construction Fund B (1420) authorized by Government Code section 76100, and that the moneys in this Fund be used to pay off "any project debts" before being used for any other purpose.
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