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C.22

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	April 24, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Add one (1) Criminalist III position to the Support Services Bureau – Forensic Services Division – Latent Print Unit

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/24/2023

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:	Hallie Wachowiak (925) 655-0003
cc:	HRIS Support Hallie Wachowiak

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: April 24, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Personnel Adjustment Resolution No. 26143 to add one (1) Criminalist III (6DTA) (represented) position at a salary plan and grade VN5 1922 ($10,707.84 – $13,340.83) to the Office of the Sheriff’s Support Services Bureau – Forensic Services Division – Latent Print Unit.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No County cost. 100% California Identification System (CAL-ID) Remote Access Network (RAN) funded.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff-Forensic Services Division (FSD) is an ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) accredited crime laboratory providing latent print services to over 20 law enforcement agencies in a County with a population exceeding one million residents. The primary function of the Latent Print Unit is to develop and recover latent prints from items of evidence, compare them to known exemplars, and conduct local and national database searches. Recently, there has been a significant increase in “cold case” requests for analysis of evidence using updated technology. In order to meet this challenge, the CAL-ID RAN Board approved a request to upgrade the current vacant and obsolete Fingerprint Examiner position to a Criminalist III position.

The Sheriff's Office will bring an appropriation and revenue adjustment to the Board of Supervisors for approval in May 2023 to recognize the new funding for the position.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without the ability to hire a Criminalist III position to replace the obsolete Fingerprint Examiner position, the Unit cannot meet the need of providing critical investigative information to the criminal justice community in a timely manner.