HomeMy WebLinkAboutord1993-057WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL
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93 -362
CLEARANCES
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Date
Date Received in Council Office:
Agenda date
Assigned to:
`lriginator: COUNTY CLERK
oivision Head:
8/9/93
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Council Introduction
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Council
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An ordinance imposing a 1993 marriage license fee surcharge to fund family services.
A TTACHMENTS.
Simmers memo re marriage license fee surcharge and family court services.
Washington Laws, 1993: Chapter 451, (new section to RCW 26.04.160 and 1985 s 2, not yet codified);
SUMMARY STATEMENT.•
Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item below.
Related County contract #: 9212034 & 9212038
Should Clerk schedule a hearing? NO / / YES / X / Requested date:
Amount budgeted for this item/ project: S
Is it or will it be) within budget? YES / / NO / / lease explain below)
Budget line item number(s): 3140.6650.905 This is a revenue enhancement, not an expenditure (the revenue would not be enough, alone, to
fund the intern ed service).
Whatcom County presently spends approximately $60,000 per year on guardian ad litem services, independent
( 'estigations reported to the court, primarily regarding the welfare of children. It is anticipated that the
...guested $15 per marriage license fee surcharge could generate approximately- $15,000, annually, to defray a
portion of the costs of the guardian ad litem services.
The Superior Court and the County Clerk have realized a substantial benefit through the one -year, grant- funded
services of the county's Family Law Courthouse Facilitator. The Clerk has recently introduced legislation to
provide for a portion of the permanent funding needed to continue the position. The just - introduced legislation
would yield approximately $16,800, annually. That permanent funding, plus the savings in guardian ad litem
costs the result of the $15,000 revenue enhancement proposed in this ordinance, result in an annual net new
revenue of approximately $31,800, enough to permanently fund the Family Law Courthouse Facilitator
position, including salary and benefits.
This ordinance implements the filing fees for the remainder of 1993, the unified fee schedule ordinance will establish
the fees for 1994 and thereafter.
ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION.•
Pass the ordinance assessing the marriage license fee surcharge.
COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN:
COUNCIL ACTION TA KEN.
WIVE: Council introduction
Council adopted the ordinance. 6-0 (Imhof absent)
Related File Numbers:
AB93 -309
Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only): Ord
93 -057
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INTRODUCED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: County Clerk
DATE:
ORDINANCE NO. 93 -057
ASSESSMENT OF MARRIAGE LICENSE FEE SURCHARGE
TO
FUND FAMILY COURT SERVICES ._.
WHEREAS, the 1993 Legislature of the State of Washington has authorized county
legislative authorities to assess a marriage license fee surcharge to fund family court
services, and,
NOW BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the Whatcom
County Auditor is authorized and directed to assess and collect the maximum marriage
license fee surcharge authorized from time to time by RCW 26.04.160, and
NOW BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the fees
collected hereby shall be used to fund family court services, and
NOW BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that if a
Unified Fee Schedule is adopted and effective prior to January 1, 1994, then the
authorization herein granted shall expire at the end of December 31, 1993, and thereafter the
authorization and fee provided for herein shall be addressed in the Whatcom County Unified
Fee Schedule.
PASSED this 28th day of September , 1993.
ATTEST:
Clerk of the Council
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY WASHINGTON
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Shirley Van Zante , County ecutive
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