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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Robin Lipetzky, Public Defender
Date:	July 21, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Increase the hours of one Public Defender Investigator II from part-time 20/40 to full-time 40/40 in the Public Defenders Office

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/21/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Richard Loomis, (925) 335-8093
cc:	Tanya Williams James Hicks Lashonda Smith Richard Loomis Donna Broussard

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: July 21, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Position Adjustment Requisition No. 21691 to increase the hours of one (1) Public Defender Investigator II (6NVA) (represented) position No. 3870 at salary plan and grade JF5 1708 ($5,836 - $7,094) from part-time (20/40) to full-time (40/40) in the Public Defender's Office.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Annual increase in departmental cost to the General Fund of $67,179, resulting from additional salary expense of $46,040 and employee benefit (retirement and OASDI / FICA) expense of $21,139.

BACKGROUND:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Board of Supervisors adopted Position Adjustment No. 21497 at their meeting August 12, 2014, decreasing the hours of the full-time (40/40) position to a part-time (32/40) position to accommodate an employee request for reduced hours to part-time. In January 2015 the employee requested additional hours reduction to 20/40, and the Board of Supervisors adopted Position Adjustment No. 21607 at their meeting on March 3, 2015 to accommodate the decrease in hours.

Effectively managing an increasing caseload necessitates reinstating the position to full-time.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this request is not approved the Investigations unit will be unable to meet department needs.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

No Impact.