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Item 21 - Escheat Money in Treasury - AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY- - TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Mana~ INITIATED BY: John D. Fitch, Assistant Citt Manager Peggy A. Stewart, Director 0 Administrative service~ Chr~stine Tsung, Finance Manager en? DATE: July 11, 1995 SUBJECT: Escheat Money in Treasury- Trustee Account ABSTRACT Government codes provide a mechanism for retiring outstanding unclaimed monies. Council action is required to authorize this process. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Environmental review is not required for this item under California Environmental Quality Act guidelines. FISCAL IMPACT - The General Fund for the City would increase by $3,675.63 if none of the warrants is claimed. ADDmONAL PUBUC NOTIFICATION AND CODRl\PONDENCE None RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council take the following action: Direct staff to escheat the monies listed in this agenda report and return the funds to the general fund if the monies are not claimed. ACTION -, 1 of 3 JUL 11 1995 ITEM 21 - AGENDA REPOR1 CITY OF POW A Y This report is included on the Consent Calendar. The~ will be no separate discussion of the report prior to approval by the City Council unless members of the Council. staff or public request it to be removed from the Consent Calendar and discussed separately. If you wish to have this report pulled for discussion, please fill out a slip indicating the report number and give it to the City CIeri<. prior to the beginning of the City Council meeting. TO: Honorable Mayor and Members ~e City Council FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Mana INITIATED BY: John D. Fitch, Assistant City Manager Peggy A. Stewart, Director of Administrative Services Christine Tsung, Finance Manager0<V? DATE: July 11, 1995 SUBJECT: Escheat Money in Treasury - Trustee Account BACltGROUND Currently the City is holding bond issue interest/principal funds unclaimed for more than three years. Government Code sections 50050 through 50055 have provisions that permit monies unclaimed for three years to be escheated. The monies must be noticed in a newspaper once a week for two consecutive weeks. If the money is unclaimed, on a designated date that is between 45 and 60 days after the notice, the money becomes the property of the City. If the money is in a fund other than the general fund, the City Council may transfer it to the general fund. FINDINGS The City staff has reviewed the list of unclaimed monies and determined that the funds will have been outstanding for over three years by the date of this report: PAYEE ISSUE DATE AMOUNT Weiss, Martin L. 89A TAB 12/15/90 $ 760.00 Dowd, William 87 CFD 8/2/90 356.25 Gudim, Eleanor 87 CFD 2/3/91 178.13 Petersen, John 87 crn 8/2/90 356.25 Hurray, Michael E. 89 CFD 2/15/91 2,025.00 ACTION: ITIII'7l j 2 of 3 JUL 11 1995 - - - Agenda Report - Escheat Money in Treasury July 11, 1995 Page 2 The list is to be advertised by the City Clerk. If not claimed, these monies can be returned to the general fund 45 days after the last date of publication. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Environmental review is not required for this item under California Environmental Quality Act guidelines. FISCAL IMPACT The General Fund for the City would increase by $3,675.63 if none of the monies are claimed. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE None RECnMMmmATION It is recommended that the City Council take the following action: Direct staff to escheat the monies listed in this agenda report and returr. the funds to the qeneral fund if the monies are not claimed. JLB:JDF:PAS:CT:RM:ms - ESCHEJ\ T.RM 3 of 3 ITEM 21 JUL 11 1995