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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Monica Nino, County Administrator
Date:	August 15, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Side Letter to Amend Sections of the Contra Costa County Defenders Association MOU

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/15/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

David Sanford, Chief of Labor Relations 925-655-2070

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 15, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2023/531 approving a Side Letter between Contra Costa County and the Contra Costa County Defenders Association ("Association") modifying Section 5.15 - Parallel Deputy Public Defender Compensation Adjustments, and Section 17 - Probationary Period, of the Memorandum of Understanding between the County and Association.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This is a cost neutral action.

BACKGROUND:

The Office of the Public Defender will be re-organizing its existing Deputy Public Defender series by reallocating salaries of existing classifications and reclassifying incumbents into the updated classes that correspond with their experience and/or salary. The District Attorney recently took similar action in June of this year. This Side Letter is necessary to ensure that the existing parity clause in Section 5.15 of the MOU identifies the correct corresponding classifications in the Public Defender and District Attorney offices. The Side Letter also modifies Section 17 - Probationary Period to remove reference to the Fixed Term classification, instead applying a uniform rule for probationary periods of twelve months for original entrance and six months for promotions. This change is necessary since the new Public Defender series will rely on its Deputy Public Defender I classification as the normal entry-level classification to the series.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to approve this Side Letter will result in the Memorandum of Understanding between the County and the Association containing references to outdated classifications.