Item P2
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: November 19. 2003
Bulk Item: Yes -X No
DMsion: Judidal
Department: Court Administration!
Court Reoortino
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approving the write off of uncollectable accounts of
the court reporting department.
ITEM BACKGROUND: Employee court reporters reported in civil and family courts
in 1998, such reporting not being required to be paid by the County. Therefore,
litigants and attomeys.in these cases were billed for the employees' time when
payment was unable to be made at the court hearing. Numerous collection
efforts have been made on these accounts.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: Write offs for 1995, 1996 and 1997 were
approved in prior years. In 1999, employee court reporters discontinued
reporting civil cases and those family cases not required by statute to be
reported.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
N/A
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH YR
APPROVED BY: County Atty rrrr OMB/Purchasing _ Risk Management
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL: ~ D...l_..J(QAtLil)rJv
Theresa D. Weste~ Administrator
DOCUMENTATION:
Induded X
To Follow
Not Required
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
Board of County Commissioners
RESOLUTION NO.
-2003
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE WRITE OFF OF
UNCOL.LECTABLE ACCOUNTS OF THE COURT REPORTERS.
WHEREAS, in 1998 the court reporters issued a number of bills which remain
unpaid; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Revenue Guidelines provide for write offs of
such items after four years; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
The 1998 court reporter receivables in the total amount of $265.00, as more
specifically described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be
deleted from the court reporter receivables. Any collection of a receivable on said list after
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held oil the 19th day of November 2003.
Mayor Dixie Spehar
Mayor Pro Tern Murray Nelson
Commissioner Charles McCoy
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner David Rice
(SEAL)
Attert:DANNYL.KOLHAGE,a~
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
Deputy aerie
By
MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
~~~
AOBE 'B. SHilLING R, JR.
ASSISTAt}T_~NTY ATTORNEY
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Mayor/Chairperson
1998 Court Reporter Receivables
Litiaant
or Attornev Case Number Invoice Date Amount
F. Bruce Corneal 97-743-CA-25 98292 01/07/1998 $ 25.00
F. Bruce Corneal Yacarino liS. Corneal 98334 01/21/1998 20.00
Denise Creel 98-8G-FR-04 98494 03/27/1998 20.00
Gloria Ramos 98-58-FR-04 98510 04/08/1998 20.00
Bonita Gregory 98-436-FR-21 98534 04/17/1998 20.00
Ms. Moller Tyson 97-20157 98577 05/06/1998 20.00
Darryl Bright 98-478-FR-21 98590 05/11/1998 20.00
Todd Singleton 98-439-FR-21 98591 05/11/1998 20.00
Noel Blass 98-20183 98623 OS/22/1998 20.00
Mary Beth Ryan 98-455-FR-04 98643 06/16/1998 20.00
Jedsica Rodriquez 98-20344-FR-21 98652 06/22/1998 20.00
Winola Zuccaro Zuccaro );(5'. Zuccaro 98661 06/22/1998 20.00
Kimberly Gaughran 98-129G-FR-04 98873 11/24/1998 20.00
TOTAL $265.00
EXHIBIT A