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the amount ($1.50) collected under Gov. Code §76100. Prior to SB 1407, the total penalty that Pleasanton paid the County was $5.00 per parking citation collected. SB 1407 increased the state courthouse construction penalty from $1.50 to $4.50 and the $1.50 offset previously authorized by Gov. Code §70375 was eliminated. As a result, the total penalty per parking citation (collected) to be remitted to the County is now $9.50. Administrative Costs Because the parking citation penalties have not been revised since 1993, staff performed a comprehensive review of parking citation penalties, including the administrative cost component. There are a number of sources for administrative costs throughout the parking citation program. The Police Department investigates parking violations, issues citations, processes parking citations, and provides an initial administrative review of contested citations. The Finance Department tracks each parking citation, coordinates payments with the City's parking citation payment processing contractor (Phoenix Group), coordinates monthly installment payments for some citations, works with the Department of Motor Vehicles on vehicle registration holds due to delinquent payments, and oversees funds relating to parking penalties. The Phoenix Group also tracks each parking citation and collects parking penalties. The City pays Phoenix Group approximately $1.30 per parking citation processed. Staff is recommending that all of these administrative costs be included in the parking penalties. The City and Phoenix Group also spend additional time and resources processing delinquent citation penalties. In 1993, the City Council established a delinquent penalty of 100% of the fine to encourage timely payment of parking fines. Staff is not recommending that the delinquent penalty be revised. The California Vehicle Code provides that a parking citation may be contested and initially reviewed by a Police Department supervisor. There is no charge for this initial review. If the contestant is dissatisfied with the decision, the contestant may seek further review of the citation by a hearing officer at an administrative hearing. A pre penalty deposit is required for this review, but waivers may be granted upon satisfactory proof of inability to pay the amount due. An individual may seek a third and final review by appealing the case to the Superior Court. Although the Police Department, City Clerk's Office and City Attorney's Office are involved in various stages of a citation's review and adjudication, and the prosecution of these citations can be costly because of the time and resources spent on each case, at this time, staff is not recommending including the cost of these reviews in the parking penalties. Page 3 of 6