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Contra
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Costa
DATE: December 5, 1984 County
SUBJECT: Reallocation of Family Law Commissioner and Juvenile Court
Referees from Current Flat Salary Rate to a Three-Step Range
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the attached
resolution which reallocates the classes of Family Law Commissioner and
Juvenile Court Referee from a current flat salary rate which is equivalent
to 75% of a Superior Court Judge ' s salary to a three-step salary range
with a top step equivalent to 850 of a Superior Court Judge 's salary.
BACKGROUND
Over the past year, staff from my office has reviewed the salaries of
the Family Law Commissioner and Juvenile Court Referees at the request
of the Superior Court. On behalf of the Court, the Court Administrator
requested a salary adjustment for the Family Law Commissioner and Juvenile
Court Referees so that these positions would achieve parity with the
Municipal Court Commissioners. Presently the salary for the Family Law
Commissioner and Juvenile Court Referees are a flat salary rate equivalent
to 75% of a Superior Court Judge ' s salary, while a Municipal Court Com-
missioner' s salary is a five-step salary range with a top step equivalent
to 85% of a Superior Court Judge' s salary.
The Superior Court Administrator advises that the Family Law Commissioner
and Juvenile Court Referees routinely preside over complex and very
stressful and emotional situations. Traffic and small claim matters
heard by the Municipal Court Commissioner are generally considered less
difficult than such cases although the volume, and repetitive nature, are
also stressful.
In addition to the internal salary inequity which exists between the
Superior Court, Family Law Commissioner and Juvenile Court Referees and
the Municipal Court Commissioner_ , a survey of the largest Superior Courts
in the state indicates that Contra Costa County is the only county now
compensating its Superior Court Commissioner and Juvenile Referees at the
75% salary level. Of the nine other counties included in the survey, in
four counties the Commissioner' s salary was equivalent to 85% of the
Superior Court Judge' s salary, in three counties the Commissioner' s
salary was equivalent to 80%-83..5% of a Superior Court Judge ' s salary,
and the remaining two counties were advancing legislation to adjust the
salaries of their commissioners to 85% and 80% of a Superior Court
Judge' s salary.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: xx YES SIGNATURE:
x RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON D r i t APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I 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
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
DEC 111984
ATTESTED
Attest:
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Boar® ®rr
of Supervisors and County
Admini�tr��(/G
M382/7•83 BY _ __ By A�
Deputy Clerk
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The attached resolution provides for a three-step salary range
for classes of Family Law Commissioner and Juvenile Court Referee,
and allocates all present incumbents to the first step of the
newly established three-step schedule. This salary range will
provide a parity for the Superior Court Family Law Commissioner
and Juvenile Court Referees with the Municipal Court Commissioners
within this County and with Superior Court Commissioners in other
large size counties throughout the state.
Orig: County Administrator
cc: Auditor-Controller
Personnel Director
Superior Court Administrator
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,, CALIFORNIA
December 11 , 1934
Adopted this Order on , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers , Fanden. '-TdFeak, Schro& .r , Torlakson.
NOES: None .
ABSENT: None .
ABSTAIN: None .
SUBJECT: In the Matter of Salary Ranges
for Family Law Commissioner and RESOLUTION NO. 84/ 7 50
Juvenile Court Referee
THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLVES that effective
December 5, 1984:
1. The exempt classifications of Family Law Commissioner (2RS2) and
Juvenile Court Referee (2RS1) are allocated to a three step salary schedule of
five percent (5%) incremental steps with the third step equivalent to 85% of the
salary of a Superior Court Judge in Contra Costa County; and
2. Current incumbent Family Law Commissioner, James Libbey (employee
#21356) and incumbent Juvenile Court Referees, Stephen Easton (employee #25281)
and Michael Coleman (employee #25954) are reallocated to the first step of the
newly established three step schedule; and
3. Janaury 1, 1985 is established as the anniversary date for
James Libbey as Family Law Commissioner and for Stephen Easton and Michael Coleman
as Juvenile Court Referees; and
4. Upon appointment, a new Family Law Commissioner or Juvenile Court
Referee shall be appointed at the first step of the schedule, except that an
appointee with exceptionally high qualifications and experience may be appointed
at a higher step with approval of the Board of Supervisors.
hereby cert;;y that this is a true and correct copy of
an action t"=` and ontered on the minutes of the
Board of SuperVi ors on ;he date shown. G�
ATTESTED:
P:-1,L EP ?�_-�:_, rt-�� Ci'tsthe Boari
of Supery:cors z:nd Y Administrator
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Orig. Dept.: Personnel
cc: General Government Division
Auditor-Controller
Superior Court
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RESOLUTION No . 84/750
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41• PERSONNEL REALLOCATE SALARY RANG}
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� ? . FAMILY LAID COMMISSIONER RES 84/750
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4 . JUVENILE COURT JUDGE RES 84/750