HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2011-09 RESOLUTION NO. 2011-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ESTABLISHING AN
APPLICANT PROCESSING FEE AND A
GPS INMATE TRACKING FEE SCHEDULE
FOR THE HUNTINGTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
JAIL COURT COMMITMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Huntington Beach Police Department, pursuant to Council Resolution
Number 6257, initiated a Jail Court Commitment Program for offenders who had been sentenced
to serve a county jail sentence the option to apply for, and if accepted, the opportunity to serve
their sentence in the Huntington Beach City Jail in lieu of serving their sentence in Orange
County Jail; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department currently charges sentenced inmates who qualify and
are accepted to serve their sentence in City Jail a fee of$100.00 per day as established in 1991
pursuant to Resolution 6257; and
WHEREAS,jail staff spends a considerable amount of time processing an applicant for
consideration in the jail court commitment program which includes, but is not limited to,
conducting a background check, processing of finger prints through state and federal data bases,
discussing details of the jail court commitment program with the applicant, the applicant's
attorney, and the sentencing court; and
WHEREAS,the establishment of a one-time administrative fee is necessary to cover the
reasonable cost of performing the background check, processing fingerprints and further
processing applicants approved to participate in the jail court commitment program; and
WHEREAS, the jail court commitment program also allows those offenders, who have
been approved by the sentencing court and the City's Jail Detention Administrator, to maintain
their employment while serving their sentence in the work release program; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Grand Jury has recommended that any city jail operating
a work release program implement the use of a GPS inmate tracking system to monitor the
movement of a sentenced inmate while they are out of custody; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a fee is necessary to cover the reasonable cost of
renting a GPS device and administering the work release program.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
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1. A one-time administrative fee of$50.00 be established to cover the reasonable
costs of processing an applicant for consideration in the jail court commitment program.
2. A fee of$10.00 per 24-hour period be established to cover the reasonable cost of
renting a GPS inmate tracking device and administration of a GPS inmate tracking system for
persons accepted to participate in a work release program as part of the jail court commitment
program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 22nd day of February , 2011.
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REV ND APPROVED: LOVED AS TO FORM:
CV,G inistrator C ty Attornley Jw %A\l,\
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
Police Chief
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on February 22, 2011 by the following vote:
AYES: Shaw, Harper, Hansen, Carchio, Bohr, Boardman
NOES: None
ABSENT: Dwyer
ABSTAIN: None
y Clerk and ex-offici Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California