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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
OP Costa
DATE: November 16, 1984 county
SUBJECT: Establishment of County Ordinance Setting Trial Juror Fees
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Introduce ordinance establishing compensation of trial juror civil and
criminal cases at $10. 00 per day in accordance with provisions of
AB 3951, waive reading and fix December 4 , 1984 for adoption.
BACKGROUND
During the legislation session, AB 3951 was approved and chaptered into
law effective January 1, 1985, which provides for an increase in the
compensation to trial jurors in civil and criminal cases. The present
compensation is $5. 00 per day. AB 3951 provides that the fees would
increase to $25. 00 per day unless a different fee of not less than
$10. 00 per day is set by county ordinance. State reimbursement is
available for the $5 . 00 increase from the present $5. 00 fee to the
$10. 00 minimum. However, no additional reimbursement is available
should the county set the fees at $25 . 00.
An analysis of current juror costs indicates that if the county were
to increase the juror fees above $10. 00, that the cost to the county
would be approximately $300, 000 for each $5. 00 increment in the fee.
The additional cost to the county would approximate $900, 000 if the
trial juror fees were increased to the $25. 00 maximum as set forth in
AB 3951 .
CONTIN D ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
OMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON November 27, 1984 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X_ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X 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.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED November 27 , 1984
County Counsel J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK
Municipal Court Administrators AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD
Superior Court Administrator Q Q 190
Auditor-Controller
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