DATE: January 8, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: County Hearing Officer Form of Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Resolution approving the form of agreement for county hearing officers, authorizing the County Administrative Officer to execute agreements with attorneys who will serve as county hearing officers, and authorizing the County Administrative Officer to modify hourly rates and insurance requirements equally for all hearing officers, subject to approval by County Counsel as to legal form.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will approve the form of agreement for use with each county hearing officer, authorize the County Administrative Officer (CAO) to execute agreements in that form with attorneys who will serve and fill the five county hearing officer positions added with the creation of the Office of County Hearing Officer (Office) on October 31, 2017, and authorize the CAO to modify hourly rates and insurance requirements as needed as determined by the CAO, subject to certain limitations. The hearing officers will preside over administrative hearings. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may direct County Administrative Office staff to revise the language in the template.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Net County Cost (NCC) associated with the recommended action for FY 2018-19 is not expected to exceed $90,000. The hearing officers, which must be attorneys-at-law with at least five years' experience, would be employed as independent contractors. Funding for implementation of the Office is available in the Interest and Miscellaneous Expenditures Org 2540. Savings are anticipated from the decrease in civil litigation costs; however, at this time the savings are not measurable. Therefore, no savings are included as an offset to the estimated NCC.
DISCUSSION:
On October 31, 2017, the Board approved the creation of the Office and five county he...
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