City Council Meeting – Council Member Items Report
To: City Council
From: Chad Williams, Councilman
Date: September 2, 2025
Subject: Allocation of Uniform Bail Schedule Revenue Increases to Public Safety
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ISSUE STATEMENT
At the August 19, 2025 City Council meeting, the Council adopted Resolution No. 2025 -53, updating the Uniform Bail Schedule for Parking Violations. Staff projections indicate this will generate approximately $1,000,000 in additional annual revenue based on historical citation volumes. To enhance public safety without impacting the general fund, this item directs the specific allocation of these revenues as follows: 70% to the Police Department (to be expended at the discretion of the Police Chief for the highest and best use in public safety operations) and 30% to the Fire Department (prioritizing funding for the second administrative Fire Captain position, estimated at $289,500, with the remainder for other Fire public safety needs). The City Manager shall provide quarterly reports to the Council detailing the collection and expenditure of these funds to ensure transparency and targeted use.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Direct the City Manager to allocate all revenues generated from the 2025 updates to the Huntington Beach Uniform Bail Schedule for Parking Violations exclusively as follows for public safety enhancements: 70% to the Police Department to be expended at the discretion of the Police Chief for the highest and best use; and 30% to the Fire Department, prioritizing funding for the second administrative Fire Captain position (with any excess for other Fire public safety needs). Further direct the City Manager to track these revenues separately and provide quarterly reports to the Council on collections, allocations, and expenditures to ensure transparency and compliance with this directive.
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL
Non Applicable - Administrative Item