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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-109 ',. J. , 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-109 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the Mayor of the City of San Bernardino is hereby authorized to execute a Supplemental Settlement Agreement with the County of San Bernardino which freezes the booking fee at $159.72 for each qualifying booking. SECTION 2. The authorization granted hereunder shall expire and be void and of no further effect if the agreement is not executed by both parties and returned to the office of City Clerk within one hundred twenty (120) days following effective date of the resolution. III III III III III III III III III III III , . 2001-109 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A SUPPLEMENTAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at aj oint regular meeting thereof, held on the 21st day of May Council Members: AYES ESTRADA X LIEN x MCGINNIS x SCHNETZ X - SUAREZ X ANDERSON X - MCCAMMACK ~ ,2001, by the following vote, to wit: NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT ~,c~~~ The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this 25 th day of May 2001. Approved as to Form and legal content: Ju' Valles, Mayor ty of San Bernardino JAMES F, PENMAN, City Attorney BY:~ J. p~ o 2001-109 1 SUPPLEMENTAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING 2 TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 3 This Supplemental Settlement Agreement (hereinafter referred to as 4 "Agreement") is entered into between the COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, for itself, 5 its employees, servants, representatives, officers, officials, agents and departments 6 (hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY") and the CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO 7 (hereinafter referred to as "CITY"). COUNTY and CITY are collectively referred to herein 8 as the "Parties". 9 CITY and COUNTY have previously entered into "the Settlement Agreement" 10 concerning payment of booking and processing fees (criminal justice administrative fees 11 pursuant to California Government Code section 29550) that was incorporated as part 12 of the judgment entered by the Sacramento County Superior Court in City of Adelanto. 13 et aI., v, County of San Bernardino, Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 2584, 14 References to "Settlement Agreement" in this Agreement shall mean the agreement 15 identified in the preceding sentence, This Settlement Agreement provided for the 16 COUNTY to charge actual costs for criminal justice administrative fees after February 17 10,2001. 18 The Parties desire to change the rate provision and other provisions of the 19 Settlement Agreement for fees imposed after February 10, 2001. 20 Therefore, COUNTY and CITY agree to the following terms and conditions: 21 1. Notwithstanding Section 3,d. of the Settlement Agreement and the provisions 22 of any other Supplemental Settlement Agreement entered into between the Parties, the 23 Parties agree that the CITY shall pay a criminal justice administrative fee at the flat rate 24 of $159,72 for each booking and other processing, as referred to in California 25 Government Code Section 29550 and as defined in "the Order" identified in the 26 Settlement Agreement, performed by the COUNTY in connection with arrests made 27 within the jurisdictional boundaries of the CITY after February 10, 2001, This rate shall 28 remain in effect unless changed as hereinafter provided in this Agreement. Page 1 #169826 2001-109 1 2, In the event that the COUNTY's actual costs incurred for booking and other 2 processing, as referred to in California Government Code Section 29550 and as defined 3 in "the Order" identified in the Settlement Agreement, increase by twenty-five percent 4 (25%) or more over the COUNTY's actual costs as of February 10, 2001, or in the event 5 that the State of California's reimbursement for booking fee costs incurred by the cities 6 within the County of San Bernardino is reduced by twenty-five percent (25%) or more, 7 written notice of the former event shall be given by the COUNTY to the CITY, and 8 written notice of the latter event shall be given by the CITY to the COUNTY, and the 9 Parties thereafter shall reopen negotiations concerning the rate to be charged by the 10 COUNTY for such booking and other processing. If negotiations do not result in an 11 agreement within 180 days of the date of said written notice, the provisions of Section 12 3,d, of the Settlement Agreement shall thereafter be reinstated in full such that the rate 13 charged by the COUNTY for performing the activities properly includable in booking and 14 other processing, as referred to in California Government Code Section 29550 and as 15 defined in "the Order" identified in the Settlement Agreement, performed by the 16 COUNTY in connection with arrests made within the jurisdictional boundaries of the 17 CITY shall be the amount of the actual costs incurred by the COUNTY or such lower 18 rate as the COUNTY's Board of Supervisors imposes pursuant to its authority to set 19 COUNTY fees. The COUNTY shall provide the CITY with adequate documentation 20 supporting its calculation of the criminal justice administrative fee, Nothing herein shall 21 be treated as a waiver of the ability of the CITY to contest or challenge any such 22 recalculation of the COUNTY's criminal justice administrative fee as being either 23 computationally in error or unsupported by law. 24 3, The following paragraph contained in Section 4 of the Settlement Agreement is 25 hereby deleted by the Parties and declared to be null and void and of no force or effect: 26 ''The parties shall consider the recommendations of the joint 27 committee established in Section 6 herein, and prior to February 11, 2001, 28 shall agree on a procedure to be instituted for a City executing this Page 2 #169B26 ,', 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 #169626 2001-109 Agreement to contest the proper allocation of billed criminal justice administrative fees and/or interest for bookings and other processing, as referred to in California Government Code section 29550 and as defined in "the Order" occurring after February 10, 2001," 4, Upon request of the CITY, the COUNTY, through either its Central Collections Division or a contract firm used by the COUNTY, shall engage in reasonable efforts to collect on behalf of the CITY all booking fee charges imposed on convicted defendants by the courts which the CITY is entitled to recover under California Government Code section 29550,1, All such funds recovered by the COUNTY shall be immediately remitted to the CITY after deduction therefrom of any collection costs incurred by the COUNTY. COUNTY collection efforts under this paragraph shall only be required if COUNTY determines it is practical to do such work through its Central Collections Division or through a contract. 5, The Parties understand and agree that this Agreement is intended only to supplement the Settlement Agreement reached by the Parties with respect to all matters contained therein, and entered as part of the judgment, in Citv of Adelanto, et aI., v, Countv of San Bernardino, Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No, 2584. The Parties hereby affirm their understanding of the terms of that Settlement Agreement and any Supplemental Settlement Agreements as well as this Agreement, and understand and agree that they are still bound by all terms of the Settlement Agreement and any Supplemental Agreements and the judgment in Cit of Adelanto et al. v. Count of San Bernardino, Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 2584, that are not expressly modified by this Agreement or any other written Supplemental Agreements between the Parties. The Parties agree that this Agreement is a binding contract and not merely a recital. The Parties further understand and agree that this Agreement may not be altered, amended, modified, or otherwise changed in any respect or particular whatsoever, except in writing duly executed by both Parties by their authorized representatives, Page 3 2001-109 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties sign this Agreement on the respective dates 2 indicated below, 3 Approved as to form: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 #169826 4 5 Dated: ~1, 2001 Dated: ~ It: .2001 Dated~' 2001 Dated: May 25 .2001 By: ALAN K. MARKS~ COUNTY,COU~S ' . ~ J,_ 15V DENNIS TILTON Deputy County Counsel Attorneys for COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO By: COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO By: ~+~ F D AGUIAR Chairman, Board of Supervisors By: Page 4