HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-216RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 76042 RELATIVE TO THE
STATHAM-ROBBINS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE FACILITY
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FUND
WHEREAS, it is incumbent on the Board of Supervisors to
provide adequate criminal justice facilities; and
WHEREAS, the ability of the Board to acquire, rehabilitate,
construct, finance, lease and maintain such facilities, and to
provide for the payment or repayment of obligations entered into
for such purposes is severely strained by reason of limitations
upon County revenues; and
WHEREAS, to assist in the funding of County criminal justice
facilities, and the improvement of criminal justice automated
information systems, Section 76042 of the Government Code provides
for the establishment of a Statham-Robbins Criminal Justice
Facility Temporary Construction Fund, and the imposition of certain
assessments or surcharges upon specified fines, penalties,
forfeitures, and parking bail deposits to be deposited into such
fund; and
WHEREAS, Section 76042 of the Government Code becomes
operative upon adoption of a resolution by the Board stating that
the provisions of this section are necessary to the establishment
of adequate criminal justice facilities in the County;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Butte does hereby resolve, declare and determine as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are adopted as a part of this
resolution.
2. Implementation of the provisions of Section 76042 of the
Government Code is necessary to the establishment of adequate
criminal justice facilities in the County, and the assessment
increase imposed pursuant to this section shall be levied on every
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applicable fine, penalty, and forfeiture imposed and collected by
the courts. Tn addition, for every parking offense where a fine
or forfeiture is imposed, a surcharge of one dollar and fifty cents
($1.50) shall be included in the fine or forfeiture.
3. Pursuant to these laws, if not already established, there
is hereby established in the County Treasury a separate trust fund
known as the Statham-Robbins Criminal Justice Facility Temporary
Construction Fund.
4. All assessments and surcharges collected pursuant to
Section 76042 of the Government Code shall be deposited in the
Fund.
5. The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is instructed to
transmit a copy of this resolution to the judges of the courts of
this County and to any entity within this County that processes
and/or collects upon every fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed for
criminal offenses and/or processes and collects parking bail
deposits with the request that the bail schedule amounts be
increased as appropriate to reflect the assessment and surcharge
provided for by Section 76042 of the Government Code effective
January 1, 1990.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors
this 19th day of December, 1989 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisozs Dolan, McInturf, McLaughlin and Chairman k'ulton
NOES : None
ABSENT: gupervisor Vercruse
NOT VOTING: None
ATTEST:
wIhLIAM H. RAND PH, Chief Administrative Officer
and C rk of t e Board
By: