STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
CC 5
3/11/2025
TN
Date:March 11, 2025
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: George N. Harris II, Senior Director/Treasurer-Administrative Services Subject:Transfer of Funds for Unclaimed Checks for Items Less Than Fifteen Dollars Unclaimed for at Least One Year.
Recommendation:
Approve the transfer of funds for checks issued by the City for individual items less than fifteen dollars ($15) which have remained unclaimed for the period of one year.
G.C. Section 84308: No
Fiscal Impact:
A $1,556.89 increase to the City’s general fund revenue account.
Background:
California Government Code sections 50050-50057 establish the rights and procedures related to unclaimed checks issued by local agencies, and City Administrative Policy 200-08 stipulates the proper accounting and disposition procedures for these unclaimed checks. The City is permitted to seize any individual items of less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) that remain unclaimed in the treasury or in the official custody of the City for the period of one year without the necessity of publishing a notice in a newspaper.
With Council approval, staff will transfer to the City’s General Fund revenue account two hundred eighty (280) uncashed checks dated at least one year prior to February 20, 2025, totaling $1,556.89.
Attachment:
A. Listing of checks