HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1994-17480RESOLUTION NO. 17480
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA APPROVING BOOKING FEES LITIGATION SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR SETTLEMENT
AND ONGOING EXPENSES RELATED TO BOOKING FEES
WHEREAS, Chula Vista, along with several other San Diego and California cities, has
been a party to ongoing litigation to challenge the State legislation that allows Counties the
right to charge Cities for the cost of booking prisoner's into the County jail; and,
WHEREAS, a booking fee charge effectively shifts the cost of part of the criminal
justice system from the counties to the cities; and,
WHEREAS, the Staff of all litigating cities in San Diego County have jointly reached
agreement with the County settling the litigation pursuant to an agreement by which the
litigating cities will pay ~154 per booking for the bookings between April 1, 1991 and
December 31, 1993, plus interest at a lower than legal rate (10%).
NOW,, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Chula Vista does hereby approve the Booking Fees Litigation Settlement Agreement, known
as document number CO94-061, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City of Chula Vista is hereby
authorized and directed to execute said agreement for and on behalf of the City of Chula
Vista.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby appropriate $1,013,459
from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund Reserve to Account 100-0730-5296
for booking fees expenses from April 1, 1991 to June 30, 1994.
Presen and Appro,~as to form by
Resolution No. 17480
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 10th day of May, 1994, by the following vote:
YES: Councilmembers: Fox, Hotton, Rindone, Nader
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Moore
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
Tim Nader, Mayor
ATTEST:
Beverly A. Authelet, C~rk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
se.
I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 17480 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City
Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 10th day of May,
1994.
Executed this 10th day of May, 1994.
Beverly A. Authelet, City~l~k
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