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141. ESTABLISH A PRESENTENCE REPORT FEE Set a public hearing for August 19, 2009, to establish a Presentence Report Fee of $150.00 per defendant report to begin upon approval by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to a request from the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County. The proposed presentence report fee will be assessed against each individual for whom, at the time of sentencing, the department was ordered by the Court to investigate and complete a presentence report. This fee shall be collected by the Clerk of the Superior Court from the individual within thirty (30) days of sentencing or release from custody. The Presentence Report Fee shall be deposited by the Clerk of the Superior Court into the Adult Probation Services Fees Fund (201). A.R.S.§11-251.08 authorizes county boards of supervisors to adopt fees for any specific service the county provides to the public as long as that fee is attributable to and defrays the expense of the service for which the fee is assessed and the fee does not exceed the actual cost of that service. In FY 08, presentence division staff completed 17,411 reports at a cost of $434.91 each. The Court would like to assess a fee of $150 as a partial cost recovery. This amount represents a realistic level at which to test collection ability. It will be evaluated following the first year of collections to determine the appropriateness of increasing the amount based on collection rates. (C-11-09-006-M-00) Clerk of the Board

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7. ESTABLISH A PRESENTENCE REPORT FEE Convene the scheduled public hearing, to establish a Presentence Report Fee of $150.00 per defendant report to begin upon approval by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to a request from the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County. The proposed presentence report fee will be assessed against each individual for whom, at the time of sentencing, the department was ordered by the Court to investigate and complete a presentence report. This fee shall be collected by the Clerk of the Superior Court from the individual within thirty (30) days of sentencing or release from custody. The Presentence Report Fee shall be deposited by the Clerk of the Superior Court into the Adult Probation Services Fees Fund (201). A.R.S.§11-251.08 authorizes county boards of supervisors to adopt fees for any specific service the county provides to the public as long as that fee is attributable to and defrays the expense of the service for which the fee is assessed and the fee does not exceed the actual cost of that service. In FY 08, presentence division staff completed 17,411 reports at a cost of $434.91 each. The Court would like to assess a fee of $150 as a partial cost recovery. This amount represents a realistic level at which to test collection ability. It will be evaluated following the first year of collections to determine the appropriateness of increasing the amount based on collection rates. (C-11-09-006-M-00) NOTE: RECOMMENDATION TO CANCEL PUBLIC HEARING - MATTER UNDER REVIEW BY LEGAL DEPARTMENT