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2020-05-20 City Council Item No. 11.1 Menifee Police Department Proposed Fee Schedule Presentation Regular MEETING - Additional Meeting MaterialsMENIFEE POLICE DEPARTMENT Menifee Police Department Proposed Fee Schedule June 3, 2020 Background •The Menifee Police Department will take over police services from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department on July 1, 2020. •Just like all other law enforcement agencies, the Menifee Police Department will collect fees for a variety of municipal services, typically those that are for individuals or a group rather than for the public as a whole. •Per CA Government Code §66000 et seq., the City is empowered to impose reasonable fees, rates and charges for municipal services, provided such fees do not exceed the cost to the City for providing the services. •These fees are typically referred to as cost recovery fees (usually not full cost recovery). •Fees for the listed services are not new types of fees. Background •Soon, the City will be conducting an updated comprehensive fee study to include PD specific fees. •The comprehensive fee study will take several months. •Some factors considered during a fee study: •Applicable laws•Salary & Benefits•Direct and Indirect Costs (operations and maintenance)•Material Costs•Overhead Costs (payroll costs and other administrative services) Establishment of Fees •Due to the need to set Police Department specific fees prior to an updated fee study being completed, staff conducted a comprehensive survey of 10 police agencies: •Banning PD •Beaumont PD•Blythe PD•Corona PD•Hemet PD•Indio PD•Murrieta PD•Palm Springs PD •Riverside PD•Riverside County SD Establishment of Fees •The fees varied between agencies. Agency fees set after fee study conducted (unknown time frame of most recent fee study). •Staff desired to set initial fees around the average of the 10 surveyed agencies. (Some fees were not listed, and some fees are charged differently, e.g. report fees.) •Some fees are established by law. •12 common categories of fees were researched. More will be researched during citywide comprehensive fee study. Establishment of Fees Fee Categories •Police Reports •Media Duplication •Clearance Letters •Citation Sign Offs •Concealed Weapons Permits •Livescan •VIN Verification •Stored/Impounded Vehicle Release •Vehicle Repossession •Civil Subpoenas •DUI Emergency Response •Sworn Personnel Services Fee Averages Category Average Misc.Menifee PD Police Reports $19 Many charge per page (widely varies) $18 Media Duplication $22 Some have a fee range $20 Clearance Letter $21 $20 Citation Sign Off $22 Some do not charge for local agency cites $20 CCW Permits (Initial Application) $153 $100 CCW Renewals $53 $25 CCW Updates $19 $10 V.I.N. Verification $25 Most will not do $25 Fee Averages Category Average Misc.Menifee PD Livescan Rolling $25 $25 Livescan FBI, DOJ, CACI, & Firearms Set By State Set by State Stored Veh. Release $127 Per vehicle $100 Impounded or DUI Veh. Release $180 Per vehicle $150 Abandoned/Abated Veh. Release $163 Per vehicle $100 Vehicle Repo.$15 Set by State (GC 41612) $15 Civil Subpoena Admin Fee $15 Evidence Code 1563(b)(6) $15 Civil Subpoena Witness Fee $275 GC 68097.2(b)$275 Fee Averages Category Average Misc.Menifee PD DUI Emergency Response Actual cost up to $12,000 GC 53150 Actual cost up to $12,000 Sworn Personnel Services No comparative data Special Events/Contract OT Actual Costs •The accompanying Resolution will allow the City to recover a portion of the costs associated with the specific referenced services. •No historical data to determine projected revenue, but there will be no negative impact on the City’s General Fund. •Fees collected will be placed into the City’s General Fund. Fiscal Impact MENIFEE POLICE DEPARTMENT Proposed Fee Schedule June 3, 2020 Questions?