HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07102012 - C.85RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the
Contra Costa County Bar Association, effective July 1, 2012, to permit the Criminal Conflicts Program director to
receive appointments under the program and maintain a caseload of up to three open cases, with no change to the
contract payment limit of $3,500,000 annually or term through June 30, 2014, for criminal defense representation of
indigents.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact. The contract modification is not expected to increase the cost of services under this contract
because the Director’s services as appointed counsel would otherwise have been performed by another attorney in the
Program at an equivalent cost.
BACKGROUND:
Since 1983, the County has contracted with the Contra Costa County Bar
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/10/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: JULIE ENEA (925)
335-1077
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: July 10, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc:
C. 85
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:July 10, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendent to Contract with Contra Costa County Bar Assoc for Criminal Conflict Defense Services
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Association for the provision of conflict defense services for indigents. The County developed the Criminal Conflicts
Program with the Bar in response to the escalating cost of conflict defense services under the old system of
court-appointed counsel. The Criminal Conflicts Program provides Court-ordered legal representation of accused
indigents in cases where the Public Defender or Alternate Defender has a legal conflict of interest or is otherwise
unavailable, cases where the Public Defender or Alternate Defender is relieved on motions of defendants for other
reasons, for certain witnesses, and for juvenile immigration and certain probate/guardianship cases.
In 2010/11, the County's modified contract with the Bar Association prohibited the director from receiving case
appointments under the Program to enable the director to focus exclusively on program management. Now, with
more experience under this provision, we have determined that it will be in the best interest of the Program and the
County to permit the director to maintain a limited program caseload, which will help him to keep abreast of
changing court policies and procedures.