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1 RESOLUTION NO. 19424 2 A RESOLUTION O17 THE CITY COUNCIL O17 THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, URGING RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERVISORS TO REPEAL THE 3 IMPOSITION OF BOOKING FEES ON COUNTY CITIES. 4 WHEREAS, the State of California in 1990/91, in response to a state fiscal crisis, reduced 5 county revenues and authorized counties to charge cities for the cost of booking prisoners into 6 county jails to offset the lost revenue; and 7 WHEREAS, Riverside County imposed such a booking fee that now totals $110.40 per 8 booking and costs the City of Riverside in excess of $550,000 per year and generates $2 million of 9 revenue for the County; and 10 WHEREAS, such booking fees are inequitable because they are only paid by cities; 11 residents in unincorporated portions of the County are not charged; and 12 WHEREAS, booking fees adversely impact public safety because they encourage city 13 police agencies to "cite and release" even in situations where it would be better to incarcerate 14 criminals for even a limited time rather than immediately releasing them; and 15 WHEREAS, booking fees have already been repealed by other Southem California 16 counties; and 17 WHEREAS, revenues that the County will be receiving from the State's settlement with 18 the Tobacco Industry will be more than sufficient to replace revenue lost if booking fees are 19 eliminated. 20 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Riverside 21 that the County Board of Supervisors is hereby urged to abolish booking fees that are currently 22 charged to cities; 23 AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to all 24 other City Councils in Riverside County urging them to adopt similar resolutions. 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// City Attorney's Office 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522 (909) 782-5567