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RESOLUTION NO.
98-186
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RESOLUTION OF TIlE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO SUPPORTING TIlE
REPEAL OF BOOKING FEES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the State Legislators adopted Senate Bill 2557 in 1991 enabling counties
to charge cities for the cost of booking prisoners; and
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WHEREAS, Cities have been charged for booking fees by the County since 1991;
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WHEREAS, the imposition of booking fees was a necessity during a time of
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WHEREAS, the economy has improved and it is believed that the trend will
continue; and
WHEREAS, some counties comparable to San Bernardino are eliminating booking
fees at this time; and
WHEREAS, the booking fee adversely affected law enforcement officers at the street
level as some cities directed officers not to arrest on some misdemeanors or infractions; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of booking fees would go a long way toward improving
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17 WHEREAS, the Sheriff of San Bernardino County has directed a letter to the
18 County Board of Supervisors requesting the elimination of booking fees; and
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WHEREAS, the cities support the decision of the Sheriff and join him to encourage
the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to eliminate the payment of booking bees
by cities in San Bernardino County.
NOW, TIIEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council of City
of San Bernardino does support the elimination of booking fees and encourages the San
Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to discontinue booking fees.
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June 19, 1998
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Res 98-186
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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING TIlE REPEAL OF BOOKING FEES IN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor
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meeting thereof,
held on the 6th day of July
Council Members AYES
ESTRADA x
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ARIAS x
SCHNETZ x
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DEVLIN
ANDERSON
, 1998, by the following vote, to wit:
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ABSTAIN ABSENT
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Approved as to form and
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The foregoing resolution is hereby ap
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J VALLES, Mayor
ity of San Bernardino
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June 19, 1998
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