Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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PROVIDE STATUS REPORT ON THE CITY CLERK'S PASSPORT AND VISA SERVICES
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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.
In response to that request the City Clerk drafted a staff report for discussion and placed it on the February 19, 2019 agenda. The report was given as requested, questions were answered, and the matter of passport revenues was addressed extensively.
The administrative processing for US visa applications is not part of Carson's passport acceptance function. Applications for visas are not accepted or processed out of the City Clerk's Office.
To date, the City has generated a total of $251,143 related to passport and notary services since 2013. However, the services were discontinued during FY 15/16, then reinstated January 2017. Since 2017, the City has collected $172,843. The City has recaptured $85,581 in cost recovery for FY 18/19 (as of April 30).
One of City Clerk's objectives is to continue to operate a Passport Acceptance Facility. The purpose of this objective is to provide a valuable service to Carson residents; the business community and others in the South Bay region that need to apply for or renew their passport. The services have been very successful and well received by the community.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
RECEIVE AND FILE
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III. ALTERNATIVES
None.
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 Feder...
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