TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: David Morrison, Interim County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Daniel Sanchez, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Accept Report on Loss Revenue due to Changes to Criminal Justice Fines and Fees
RECOMMENDATION
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Interim County Executive Officer requests the Board receive a report on lost revenues due to canceling certain criminal justice fines and fees and authorize submittal of the report to the Director of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2020 and 2021 the State of California passed AB1869 (2020), AB143 (2021) and AB177 (2021). These bills removed the ability for counties to charge specific criminal justice related fees and provided a backfill to counties. The County of Napa received $8,481 in lieu of fees eliminated by AB177. State law requires that each county’s Board of Supervisors receiving backfill funds submit a report to the Director of Finance, Legislative Analysts’ Office, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee detailing the actual revenue lost from each fee in each of the three most recent years.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
No |
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Where is it budgeted? |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Mandatory |
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Discretionary Justification: |
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Is the general fund affected? |
Yes |
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Future fiscal impact: |
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Consequences if not approved: |
If it is not approved the County of Napa will not comply with state law. |
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County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Effective and Open Government |
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Additional Information |
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: No.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In 2020 and 2021 the State of California passed AB1869 (2020), AB143 (2021) and AB177 (2021). These bills removed the ability of charge specific criminal justice related fees and provide a backfill to counties which lost revenue. The County of Napa previously submitted a report to the state in April 2022 showing the amount of revenue lost due to eliminating certain other criminal justice related fees.
AB177 eliminated an additional 17 fees and requires that the county receiving backfill funds submit a report to the Director of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee detailing the actual revenue lost from each individual fee for the three most recent years. Accepting this report will allow staff to provide the revenue loss amounts to the state and comply with state law. According to the County Department of Probation $8,481 was received in fees which were eliminated by AB177. No other department collected fees which were eliminated by AB177.