HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09102004 - 71-277 IN THE BOARD OF SWERV13ORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Municipal }
Court Legislation to RESOLUTION NUMBER 71/277
Provide for Consolidation �
of Municipal 'Court Judicial �
Districts.
WHEREAS this Board on April 6, 1971 referred to its Admin-
istration and Finance Committee (Supervisors E. A. Linsche d and
J. E.' Moriarty) the matter of introducing legislation to create a
third department of the Mt. Diablo Municipal Court; and
WHEREAS said committee on this date reported to the Board
that there was an imbalance in the work load distribution between
the five existing Contra Costa County Municipal Courts as reflected
by the following statistics:
Filings
Weighted Judicial Per Judicial
Judicial District Filings, Positions Position
Mt. Diablo 138,259 2 69,129
Richmond 126,113 3 42,038
San Pablo 62,676 1 62,676
River 60,993 1 60,993
Walnut Creek-Danville 109.172 2 LL.5886
' Total 417,213
and;
WHEREAS said committee recommended that said five municipal
court districts be consolidated into one municipal court district
with nine judicial positions, and
WHEREAS said committee pointed out said consolidation would
result in average weighted filings of 55,246 per judicial position
and that said average number of weighted filings compare favorably
with the California Judicial Council recommended standard of 60,000
weighted filings; and
WHEREAS said Committee also recommended that legislation
be introduced for theestablishment, of a nine ,fudge municipal court
with an option allowing the Hoard of Supervisors to zone the one
consolidated municipal court judicial district for the purpose of
judicial elections, and
WHEREAS said committee further recommended that the County
Counsel and the County Administrator be directed to prepare proposed
legislation for a municipal court district with nine ,judicial posi-
tions and appropriate staff, with provisions for zoning by the Board
of Supervisors for election purposes, and that Assembly Bill 1784
be amended to so provide*
RESOLUTION NUMBER 7.1/277
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NOW, THEREFORE,, BE IT BY THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLVED that the foregoing recommendations of its Administration
and Finance Committee are hereby approved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of April, 1971, by the
following vote of the Board** .
AYES: Supervisors A. M. Dias, J. Z. Moriarty,
W. N. Boggess, E. A. Linsohaid,
J. P, Kenny,
NOES*
None.
ABSENT: None.
cc: Senator John A. Wejedly
Assemblyman John T. Knox
Assemblyman James W. Dent
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RBSOLUTION NUMBER 71/277
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