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C. 58

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	May 24, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Coroner's Inquest Hearing Contract

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/24/2022

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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Chrystine Robbins, 925-655-0008

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: May 24, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner or designee, to execute a contract containing modified indemnification language with Matthew Guichard for coroner's inquest hearing services, in an amount of $49,575 for the term of May 2, 2022 to April 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$49,575 Sheriff Budgeted

BACKGROUND:

Matthew Guichard is a nationally recognized trial lawyer that has been working with Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff's Coroner's Division since 2005. He is contracted to serve as a Hearing Officer in Coroner's Inquests. He conducts the jury, presents all the witnesses, questions all the witnesses and reads the jury instructions to the jury. The contract includes a change in the standard indemnification language to provide mutual indemnification.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Office of the Sheriff would be unable to contract with contractor and would need to search for an additional hearing officer which may delay cases.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

None