SF 2266 – Vehicle registration and delinquent parking fines
SF 2263 – County bonding flexibility
FLOOR ACTION:
SF 2266 codifies the current practice of charging a $5 administration fee to collect Clerk of Court fees and allows county treasurers to charge a $5 administrative convenience fee for collection of delinquent parking tickets to be consistent with Clerk of Court and Department of Revenue collections. [2/27:46-0 (Ernst, Houser, Breitbach, Bertrand excused)]
SF 2263 provides flexibility in essential bonding for counties, which would mean less reliance on property taxes for bond repayment in the future. Currently, counties have pre-set bonding limits based on population against which they may bond with no referendum. Uses include road maintenance and minor repairs. Under current law, counties don’t have the flexibility to levy less than the maximum allowed by law. This bill allows counties to bond for a portion of their bonding limit or less than their bonding limit, and allows them to seek other funds to apply toward their projects. [2/27:46-0 (Ernst, Houser, Bertrand, Breitbach excused)]