DATE: February 6, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Daniel C. Cederborg
SUBJECT: Salary Resolution Amendment for New Attorney Position
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding one Deputy County Counsel position to the County Counsel Org 0710, effective on February 26, 2018 as reflected on Appendix C.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will add one new attorney position to provide key additional legal services to the Department of Behavioral Health, the Department of Public Health and other County departments. There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The County Counsel's Office will use salary savings and revenue received for additional legal services rendered by the new attorney.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could choose not to approve the recommended action; however, the legal services provided to the Department of Behavioral Health and the Department of Public Health, as well as other County departments, will continue to be less timely than the departments desire.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The estimated FY 2017-18 cost of the recommended Deputy County Counsel position is approximately $56,695. The Deputy County Counsel position will be funded with salary savings resulting from an attorney moving from full time to part time, which is approximately $5,581, as well as revenues resulting from additional legal services rendered to the Department of Behavioral Health and the Department of Public Health, as well as other County departments, which is approximately $51,114. The estimated full year cost of the added position is $166,230, which will be included within subsequent requested budgets.
DISCUSSION:
Both the Department of Behavioral Health and the Department of Public Health, as well as the Department of Public Works, have requested additional legal resources to more timely respond to their ...
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