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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08091988 - S.5 V To: h _BVARD OF SU�ERVJSORS FROM: Phil Batchelor C tra County Administrator C,,r,*., DATE'. August 8, 1988 Camey SUBJECT: Hearing Pursuant to AB 3014 Relating to the Marshal/Sheriff Consolidation SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: Direct the County Administrator to fix Tuesday, August 16, 1988 at 11: 00 A.M. as the date and time for a hearing pursuant to AB 3014 if the bill has been signed by the Governor and chaptered by the Secretary of State prior to August 16, 1988. Because this item is not listed on the agenda for August 9, 1988, the Board by a 4/5 vote will have to find that an emergency occurred in that AB 3014 only went to the Governor after the agenda was posted. BACKGROUND: AB 3014 (Baker) was sponsored by the Board of Supervisors. it provides the Board. and the court with the authority. to consolidate the court-related functions of the Marshal and the Sheriff if, following a hearing on the subject, the Board of Supervisors makes a finding that there will be cost savings from such a consolidation. Once the Board adopts such a finding an election must be held among all of the Superior and Municipal Court Judges regarding whether the consolidation should occur in the Sheriff ' s Office or the Marshal' s Office. Once the results of the election are transmitted to the Board of Supervisors, the Board can proceed with the consolidation. Because of impending vacation schedules, the judges would very much like to hold the election on August 18. In order to do so the Board would have to hold the hearing on August 16. However, since the bill is still on the Governor' s desk at this point, County Counsel has indicated that the Board should not actually set the hearing until the bill has been signed and chaptered. In order to accomplish this deadline it is recommended that the Board delegate to the County Administrator the authority to fix the hearing for August 16, 1988 if the legislation has been signed and chaptered prior to August 16, 1988. We will, therefore, determine whether the bill has been signed and chaptered in time to post public notice of the hearing and to advise the Sheriff, the Marshal, the Judges and the local CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: I h X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE X APPROVE OTHER S 1 GNATURE I S 1:ACTION OF OF BOARD ON August 9, 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TARN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. cc: County Administrator 9 /9g 8 presiding Judge, Superior Court ATTESTED Chairman, Muni Court Judges Assoc. PHIL B CHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Sheriff-Coroner SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Marshal--Concord Deputy Marshals Assoc. By ,DEPUTY M382/7-83 County Counsel Page 2 Deputy Marshals ' Association of the hearing. If this occurs, we will place on the Board' s agenda for August 16, 1988 at 11:00 A.M. the hearing required by AB 3014. If the bill has not been signed and chaptered by August 16 it will be necessary to put the hearing over to at least August 23 .