LA Council Watch

← All files

Delinquent Accounts Receivables / Board of Police Commissioners / 2018-2019 / 2019-2020

Council File 26-0539

Under review — the City Council is poised to write off $108,821 in old false alarm fees that collectors have exhausted all reasonable efforts to recover. The Budget Committee has already backed it; a full Council vote is next.

Introduced
2026-04-14
Last changed
2026-06-04
Status
open
Expires
2028-06-04
Committee
Budget and Finance Committee
Initiated by
Collections Board of Review
References
Board Report: 25-229

Brief

The Collections Board of Review submitted a report documenting delinquent accounts receivable owed to the Board of Police Commissioners for fiscal years 2018–2019 and 2019–2020. The report was referred to the Budget and Finance Committee on April 14, 2026, and approved by the committee on June 4, 2026. The file tracks outstanding debts and collection efforts for the specified period.

Full summary

The Board of Police Commissioners (BPC) is seeking to write off 113 uncollectible invoices totaling $108,821 in unpaid false alarm fees accumulated between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020. The BPC submitted two separate requests to the Collections Board of Review in September and October 2025: one to remove 84 invoices across eight accounts totaling $84,044, and a second to remove 29 invoices across four accounts totaling $24,777. Each account carries an outstanding balance of $5,000 or more. The Collections Board of Review, which oversees citywide debt collection efforts, reviewed the accounts and determined that all reasonable collection efforts had been exhausted and that pursuing further collection would be disproportionately costly relative to the likely recovery. The CBR approved the write-off recommendations and forwarded its report, dated April 8, 2026, to the City Council. The Budget and Finance Committee took up the matter on June 4, 2026, and voted 4-0 (with Blumenfield absent) to recommend full Council approval of the write-offs. The committee report notes that approving the action will reduce the City's receivable base by $108,821. The file is now awaiting a final vote by the full Council.

Activity (4)

  • 2026-06-04 Budget and Finance Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-06-02 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 4, 2026.
  • 2026-04-14 Collections Board of Review document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee.
  • 2026-04-14 Document submitted by Collections Board of Review, dated April 8, 2026.

Documents (4)

View on CFMS →