DATE: January 29, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Lisa A. Smittcamp, District Attorney
Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Salary and Budget Resolutions for District Attorney
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding one Deputy District Attorney I/II/III/IV and one Paralegal I/II/III positions to the District Attorney Org 2860, effective February 11, 2019 as reflected in Appendix F; and
2. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2018-19 appropriations and estimated revenues for the District Attorney Org 2860 in the amount of $142,411 (4/5 vote).
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will add two positions to the District Attorney's Office to immediately address the legislative responsibilities associated with implementation of Senate Bill (SB) 1437 (Chapter 1015, Statutes of 2018). Approval of the second recommended action will increase appropriations in the District Attorney Org 2860 to fund the costs of the added positions for the remainder of this fiscal year. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board were not to approve the recommended actions, the District Attorney's positions will remain unchanged and the Department will not have sufficient staffing to address the impacts of the new legislation, SB 1437.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is a $142,411 increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the second recommended action will increase appropriations by $142,411 in the District Attorney Org 2860 to fund the costs of the additional positions for the remainder of the fiscal year. The additional Net County Cost will be funded from one-time monies in Unassigned Fund Balance that the Board has reserved in FY 2018-19 for budget mitigation in the amount of $10,000,000. These funds are classified as Unassigned for financial reporting purposes, in compliance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board statement 54. One-time f...
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