County of Sonoma Agenda Item Summary Report

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1 Revision No County of Sonoma Agenda Item Summary Report Agenda Item Number: 32 (This Section for use by Clerk of the Board Only.) Clerk of the Board 575 Administration Drive Santa Rosa, CA To: Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Board Agenda Date: June 5, 2018 Vote Requirement: Majority Department or Agency Name(s): County Administrator/Sheriff s Office Staff Name and Phone Number: Mary Booher Title: Booking Fees Effective July 1, 2018 Recommended Actions: Supervisorial District(s): Adopt a resolution setting the Criminal Justice Administrative Fee (Jail Booking Fee) at $195 per applicable booking, effective July 1, Executive Summary: Government Code authorizes the County to collect a booking fee if state Public Safety Realignment revenue allocated for this purpose are less than $35 Million. While the County anticipates that the Public Safety Realignment funds available in FY will be $35 million, approving this fee would allow the county to bill the difference based on the percent of the shortfall. Consequently, the Board of Supervisors is requested to increase the Jail Booking Fee from $188 to $195 (an increase of $8 or 3.9% over FY 17-18). Discussion: Booking Fee Adjustment Calculation The Jail Booking Fee is statutorily set with annual increases limited to the Consumer Price Index plus 1%. This methodology has been in place since 2006, and is established in Government Code For administrative ease the fee is included with the consolidated fee hearing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Consumer change from January through December 2016, was 2.9%. When added to the 1% allowed, the fee increase is 3.9%. AB 1805, amended Government Code Section 29550, and added GC Sections and to address the costs associated with booking arrestees of other agencies into county jails. Pursuant to this new legislation, if the state appropriates (in FY and annually thereafter) $35 million to directly fund counties for the cost of jail bookings, a county may not levy a booking fee. However, if in subsequent years less than the full $35 million is allocated in the state budget, arresting agencies would be required to pay the portion of the booking fee equal to the proportion that the appropriated amount is less than $35 million, as long as the Board maintains and updates this fee.

2 Revision No Prior Board Actions: May 9, 2017-Board adopted resolution updating the Jail Booking Fee Strategic Plan Alignment Goal 1: Safe, Healthy, and Caring Community These fees helps achieve a safer community by assisting in providing space in the detention facilities for serious offenders. Fiscal Summary Expenditures FY Adopted FY Projected FY Projected Budgeted Expenses Additional Appropriation Requested Total Expenditures Funding Sources General Fund/WA GF State/Federal Fees/Other Use of Fund Balance Contingencies Total Sources Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts: This fee is only billable if the state does not fully fund the booking fee allocation through Public Safety Realignment. Staffing Impacts Position Title (Payroll Classification) Monthly Salary Range (A I Step) Additions (Number) Deletions (Number) Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required): Attachments: A: Resolution establishing Jail Booking Fees for

3 Revision No B: Fee Cover Page C: Consumer Price Index Related Items On File with the Clerk of the Board:

4 County of Sonoma Attachment A State of California Date: May 8, 2018 Item Number: Resolution Number: 4/5 Vote Required Resolution Of The Board Of Supervisors Of The County Of Sonoma, State Of California, 1) Setting A Contingent Criminal Justice Administrative Fee (Jail Booking Fee) At $188 Per Applicable Booking To Be Effective July 1, Whereas, in 1990, the Board of Supervisors established a Criminal Justice Administrative Fee (Jail Booking Fee) to provide for the reimbursement of County expenses incurred with respect to booking or other processing of arrested persons, to the extent authorized by law; and Whereas, AB1805, a State general government trailer bill adopted in 2006, amended Government Code Sections and added GC Sections and 29552, to address costs associated with booking arrestees of other agencies into county jails; and Whereas, should the State appropriate less than the full $35 million for this purpose, agencies will be required to pay to the County all or a portion of the booking fee equal to the proportion that the appropriated amount is less than $35 million; and Whereas, the proposed Jail Booking Fee is calculated to be $195 based on the formula mandated by State law; and Whereas, the Board of Supervisors desires to recover the allowable portion of the actual costs of booking and processing persons arrested by other agencies. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, to recover the reasonable cost of providing these services, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma, State of California, hereby sets the Criminal Justice Administrative Fee at $195 per applicable booking effective July 1, 2018, contingent on the State not appropriating $35 million to counties to fund the cost of jail bookings, and Be It Further Resolved should the State appropriate less than the full $35 million to fund the cost of jail bookings, that the Board of Supervisors authorizes the Jail Booking Fee to be billed effective July 1, 2018, to local agencies at a rate

5 Resolution # Date: Page 2 determined to be that portion of the booking fee equal to the proportion that the appropriated amount is less than $35 million; and Be It Further Resolved, based on information presented to this Board, this Board finds that the proposed fees comply with all legal requirements, including Art. XIII C of the California Constitution. Supervisors: Gorin: Rabbitt: Zane: Hopkins: Gore: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Abstain: So Ordered.

6 Department: County Administrator Fee Hearing: Spring, 2018 Attachment B Requirement to Adjust Fee Anticipated Proposed Additional Amount Prior Actual Cost of Reference (Resolution or FY Units, Current Fee Proposed Change in Effective Revenue Last Date Fee to Last Providing Number Fee Description (Short) Legal Basis for Fee* Ordinance) Units FY Amount Fee Amount Fee Date Expected** Changed Change Service Note 1 Jail booking Fee GC Resolution 0 0 $ $ % 7/1/2018 $ - 7/1/2016 $180 Only collected if Realignment funds are not available

7 Attachment C Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, December 2017 [ =100, unless otherwise noted] Area Percent change to Dec from: Percent change to Nov from: Pricing Schedule 1 Dec. Oct. Nov. Nov. Sep. Oct U.S. city average.... M Region and area size 2 Northeast urban.... M Size A - More than 1,500, M Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500, M Midwest urban.... M Size A - More than 1,500, M Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500, M Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 4... M South urban.... M Size A - More than 1,500, M Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500, M Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 4... M West urban.... M Size A - More than 1,500, M Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500, M Size classes A 5... M B/C 3... M D 4... M Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.... M Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 6... M New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA... M Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT Cleveland-Akron, OH Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 7, Atlanta, GA Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA Foods, fuels, and several other items are priced every month in all areas. Most other goods and services are priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 This index will be discontinued after December, Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Los Angeles and Riverside will have separate indexes beginning January, The Los Angeles index will continue to be published monthly. A Riverside index will be published for odd months beginning January, Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. 8 This index will be discontinued after December, Washington DC and Baltimore will have separate indexes beginning January, A Washington DC index will be published for odd months beginning January, A Baltimore index will be published for even months beginning February, NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.