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C. 34

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Robin Lipetzky, Public Defender
Date:	July 27, 2021

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Costa

County

Subject:

Salary reallocation for the Public Defender Chief Investigator position

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/27/2021

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:	Susan Woodhouse (925) 335-8031
cc:	Sylvia Wong-Tam Susan Woodhouse

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 27, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Position Adjustment No. 25739 to reallocate the salary of the Public Defender Chief Investigator (6EH1) (unrepresented) position from B85 1805 ($97,153.002 - $118,090.077) to $125,269.879- $152,266.320 in the Office of the Public Defender's.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% of the funding for this salary reallocation will come from the County General Fund. This will result in increase of approximately $45,000 in salary and benefit costs in FY 21/22.

BACKGROUND:

Based upon a salary survey results, the current salary scale for the Public Defender Chief Investigator position is the lowest in the Public Defender Offices in the nearby and comparable Bay Area counties. We are requesting that the Public Defender Chief Investigator salary be adjusted to be in line with those of comparable Bay Area counties. This position is currenlty vacant and this increase will strengthen the department's ability to recruit and retain qualified employees for this crucial position.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the Chief Investigator's salary not adjusted, the Public Defender's Office will not be able to recruit and retain high-quality employees for this important position, given that it will not be able to compete with comparable roles in nearby Bay Area counties.