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C. 40

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Mark Peterson, District Attorney
Date:	July 12, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Add one Victim-Witness Assist. Program Spec. position to the Victim's Compensation Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/12/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:	Cherie Mathisen, (925) 957-2234
cc:	Cherie Mathisen

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 12, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 21872 to add one (1) Victim/Witness Assistance Program Specialist (65SA) (represented) position at salary plan and grade QV5 1191 ($3,619-$4,399) in the Victim's Compensation Program to provide services as a restitution services in the District Attorney's Office.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This position will be 100% grant funded.

BACKGROUND:

The California Constitution, Article 1, Section 28, guarantees a victims’ right to restitution. Victim/Witness Program Specialists assist victims in Contra Costa County with the application for restitution funds from the Victim’s Compensation Program (VCP) to cover the losses that they have experienced as a result of being a victim of crime. The Restitution Specialists work to recover those funds from the defendants who committed the crime by obtaining court orders of restitution. Without the work of the Restitution Specialists, the funds to support victims of crime would be greatly reduced. The Restitution Specialist is a county wide resource for victims, community based organizations, prosecutors, law enforcement, the Probation Department, and the defense bar.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Victim-Witness Program Specialist position delivers a comprehensive range of support services to victims and or witnesses of crime. This position is a county-wide resource for victims, community-based organizations, prosecutors, law enforcement, the Probation Department, and the defense bar. If this action is not approved, the District Attorney's office will not have an additional position to provide services funded by the grant award; the funds to support victims of crime would be greatly reduced.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

No impact.