1983-20 RESOLUTION NO. 83- 20
A RESOLUTION OF. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING AND URGING
THE PASSAGE OF ASSEMBLY BILL 678 (VICENCIA) .
WHEREAS, fines and forfeitures resulting from traffic citations are an
integral revenue source for the City of Grand Terrace; and
WHEREAS, a violation of a promise to appear for a traffic citation
occurs in approximately twenty (20) percent of all traffic cases; and
WHEREAS, municipal courts of the County of San Bernardino currently
retain one hundred (100) percent of the fines and forfeitures collected for
failure to appear for traffic citations; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 678 will remely the current inequitable
distribution of fines and forfeitures collected for failure to appear for
traffic citations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Grand Terrace formally
supports and urges the passage of AB 678, authored by Assemblyman Frank
Vicencia.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk is directed to a distribute copy of this
Resolution to each member of the California Contract Cities Association along
with a letter urging each city to adopt a similar resolution.
ADOPTED this 28th day of April , 1983.
ATTEST:
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Terra a and of the City Co ci 1 and of the i ty nci 1_"the-reo -
thereof.
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss.
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I, MYRNA ERWAY, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of
said City at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 28th day of
April , 1983, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Rigley, Petta, Nix, Pfennighausen
Mayor Grant.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss.
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I, MYRNA ERWAY, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of
Resolution No. 83-20 of said City, and that the same has not been amended or
repealed.
DATED: April 28, 1983.
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and o the City Council ther- .of.