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Child Support Services, Revenue Recovery Division, recommending the Board discharge the relevant department heads from further accountability to collect the debts listed on the attached Discharge of Accountability Report in the amount of $347,558.42, pursuant to Government Code Sections 25257 through 25259.5. These debts date back as far as January 1992 and are uncollectible due to expiration of the statute of limitations, death or bankruptcy.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
No change to affected department budgets. These debts are considered uncollectible and have not been factored into fund balances or projected revenues for the departments.
Background
Pursuant to Board Policy B-4 dated 1/24/12, the Revenue Recovery Division of the Department of Child Support Services is the agency responsible for collecting most of the delinquent debt owed to various county departments, as well as delinquent fines and fees owed to the Court. Government Code Sections 25257 through 25259.5 governs the discharge of accountability of debts due and payable to the County. The law allows the Board of Supervisors to make an order discharging the department, officer, or employee from further accountability and if appropriate may direct the County Auditor-Controller to adjust any charge against the department, officer, or employee in the like amount.
When County debts are determined to be uncollectible because the amount owed is too small to justify the cost of collection, the debtor is deceased, the statute of limitations to collect the debt has expired, or the debt was discharged in bankruptcy proceedings, that debt is included on the annual application for discharge.
Reason for Recommendation
The last countywide discharge of accountability was approved by the Board of Supervisors on July 16, 2013. This proposed discharge represents countywide accounts that have been referred to Revenue Recovery for collection and have subsequently been deemed uncollectibl...
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