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Adopt a Resolution to:
Authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the Adopted 2016-17 Budget by increasing appropriations by $115,314 for the County Administrative Office (001-1050-8038-CAO017), offset by a decrease of $115,314 in the appropriation for contingencies (001-1050-8034-CAO020) to reimburse the Monterey County Superior Court for funds deposited into County of Monterey accounts from FY 2006-07 through FY 2013-14.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget by increasing appropriations by $115,314 for the County Administrative Office (001-1050-8038-CAO017), offset by a decrease of $115,314 in the appropriation for contingencies (001-1050-8034-CAO020) to reimburse the Monterey County Superior Court for funds deposited into County of Monterey accounts from FY 2006-07 through FY 2013-14.
The Budget Committee approved this request at their meeting of April 28, 2017.
BACKGROUND:
The Monterey County Superior Court deposits funds from fines and other services provided by the Court into Monterey County through the Treasurer Tax Collector. These funds are then parceled out to state, County and local entities as mandated by State regulations. The original claim for reimbursement of these funds that were deposited with the Treasurer-Tax Collector, totals $230, 628.27. Based on information I was able to locate, the revenue collected under PC 1463.22(a) landed in the year-end general fund balance. PC 1463.22(a) provides $17.50 from each conviction of a violation of VC 16028 to defray court costs incurred for administering VC 16028, 16030, and 16031. This issue of funds being deposited and not disbursed to the Court surfaced when the Court Administration discovered a programming error within their system in FY2014-15.
The original claim for reimbursement of the funds was received in November of 2014 in the Budget Section of the County Administrativ...
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