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Approve the write-off of accounts receivable due to Solano County over a twelve year period in the amount of $811,295 resulting from returned checks and unpaid permit fees, administrative enforcement orders, and code enforcement cases; Discharge the Department of Resource Management from further collection efforts; and Authorize the removal of these accounts from the County's accounting records (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the write-off of accounts receivable due to Solano County over a twelve year period in the amount of $811,295 resulting from returned checks and unpaid permit fees, administrative enforcement orders, and code enforcement cases (4/5 vote required);
2. Discharge the Department of Resource Management from further collection efforts; and
3. Authorize the removal of these accounts from the County's accounting records.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Resource Management (Department) is charged with pursuing non-payment for permit fees, administrative enforcement orders, code enforcement cases and the reimbursement of returned checks. The Department collects several revenue sources listed under Licenses, Permits and Franchise to offset the cost of providing services to residents and businesses throughout the county. These revenues total an average of $8,000,000 per year and are collected for service delivery by divisions, including the Environmental Health and Building divisions. The various types of permits and fees which have not been fully collected are described below, and the request for write off totals $811,295 for the past 12 years, representing an average of $67,608 or roughly .85% in uncollected fees per year. This request addresses a 12-year span of recovery attempts and is requested by the Auditor Controller...
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