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FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR Contra
County Administrator Costa
DATE: July 24, 1986 County
SUBJECT: A REPORT ON THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSOLIDATING COURT-RELATED SERVICES
IN CONTRA ,COSTA COUNTY
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND, JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1. Accept .report from County Administrator indicating -that -significant cost savings and
efficiencies can be obtained through consolidation of some court-related services in
either the Sheriff's Department or Marshal's Department.
2. ' Refer report to the County Administrator, Sheriff-Coroner, the Marshal, the Superior
Court, and Municipal Court for recommendation as to how best to realize the cost
savings.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION:,
The Board of Supervisors requested the County Administrator to study the feasibility of
consolidating prisoner transportation, bailiffing, court security functions and civil
process in either the Sheriff's Department or Marshal's Department. The study is now
completed.
The results indicate that significantcost savings can be achieved and no deterioration in
the quality of court services need occur whether the services are merged in the Sheriff's
Department or Marshal's Department. Savings would occur due to reduction in the number -of
positions needed for some functions, particularly in the civil process area; use of
non-sworn personnel rather than sworn for some civil process and court holding security
functions, and other efficiencies such as automation.
The options and associated cost savings represent staff -research and do not, at this
point, have the approval, of the affected parties. There are additional options that could
develop from those presented 'in this report.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF qARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) p
ACTION OF 80ARD ON July 29, 1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X__ OTHERX
Approved as recommended; also REQUESTED County Counsel to report.as soon as possible
on the Board's legal authority to use sworn or non—sworn personnel in consolidating
certain court functions in .either the Sheriff's or Marshal's Department.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
CAO, Justice System Programs OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Sheriff-Coroner, ;Marshal,County Counsel, July 29, 1986
C C: Superior & Municipal Court Judges ATTESTED _
District Attorney;, Public Defender- PW 11 eaChfl i,Cli of the Beard of
Probation Officer Locals _1 and 2700 Supervisors and County Administrator
CCC Taxpayers' Assoc. ; CCC Bar Association
Deputy Sheriffs' Association
neputy Marshals' Association By DEPUTY'