Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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A FULL REPORT ON REVENUES RECEIVED BY THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On January 28, 2019 Mayor Pro Tem Hicks and Councilmembers Davis-Holmes and Dear requested a full report on revenues received by the City Clerk's Office.
During the discussion, Council requested information related to the revenues generated by the City's passport acceptance facility; the fully burdened cost for two senior clerk positions (FY 18/19); the city's operational hours in comparison to California State University Dominquez Hills (CSUDH); how many Carson residents have used the City's passport services; and a list of all clerical vacancies agency wide.
At the same meeting Mayor Robles requested this item be brought back for reconsideration at the February 5th City Council meeting. On February 5, 2019, the reconsideration request was continued to the adjourned regular meeting on February 7, 2019. The reconsideration motion failed for lack of majority vote.
Furthermore, because direction to return with the requested information was made on January 28, prior to Ordinance 18-1832 becoming effective, the information requested during the January 28 meeting is being provided at this meeting for City Council consideration.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. RECEIVE AND FILE
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. TAKE another action the Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
The City Clerk's Office (CCO) is not typically a revenue generating department for a city. However, the CCO has been collecting fees for operating as a Passport Acceptance Facility on and off since 2013 and with a significant effort since January 2017. The City receives $35.00 per application (plus cost for copies) for verifying that the information presented on the application is true and correct. This fee is established by the Federal government and cannot be raised or...
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