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C. 56

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Ellen McDonnell, Public Defender
Date:	April 4, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Add one Administrative Aide-Project and cancel one Administrative Services Assistant II-Project and three Legal Assistant-Project positions

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/04/2023

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

ABSENT:

Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Erica Ellis, (925) 335-8093
cc:	Erica Ellis HRIS

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 4, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 26133 to add one (1) full-time Administrative Aide - Project (AP73) (represented) position at salary plan and grade C85 0972 ($3,726.20 - $5,780.56), cancel one (1) Administrative Services Assistant II - Project (APV2) (represented) position 19558 at salary plan and grade Z25 1475 ($6,129.06 - $7,449.91), and cancel three (3) Legal Assistant - Project (2Y71) (represented) positions 18789, 18790, and 18791 at salary plan and grade ZB5 1337 ($5,346.29 - $6,498.45) in the Public Defender's Office.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is a net reduciton in annual salary and benefit costs of $412,000, with an approximate net cost reduction of $103,000 for FY 22/23. Although there will be a net reduction in salary and benefit cost, these position are fully funded through State grant revenue on a reimbursement basis. Therefore these position changes are cost neutral.

BACKGROUND:

The BSCC Public Defense Pilot Program has dramatically expanded access to post-conviction relief services for indigent individuals in Contra Costa County. This grant-funded project expands the post-conviction unit at the Public Defender and Alternate Defender Offices and enables many eligible individuals to receive critical legal relief provided by recently enacted reforms in the areas of immigration vacatur, felony murder resentencing, youthful offender parole, and prosecutor-initiated resentencing.

Multi-disciplinary teams including attorneys, a social worker and clerical staff support eligible clients throughout the legal process and will work to rectify inequitable sentences and to promote just outcomes for these individuals.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Admin Aide-Project position will serve as the Project Coordinator of the Post-Conviction Unit. Not filling this crucial position will cause the Post-Conviction Unit project to lack a central person to coordinate day-to-day activities, as well as meet its administrative and budgetary needs.