HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03122013 - C.27RECOMMENDATION(S):
CONTINUE to the March 19, 2013, Board of Supervisors meeting, consideration of adoption of Ordinance No.
2013-09 amending and repealing sections of the County Ordinance Code to change appointing authority of the
County Probation Officer-Exempt from the Judge of the Juvenile Court to the Board of Supervisors and making other
non-substantive changes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact occasioned by this realignment of appointing authority and reporting relationships.
BACKGROUND:
This Board Order is due to the implementation of the State’s Criminal Justice Realignment under AB 109.
Realignment legislation was conceived as a partnership between the State and county government. County
Supervisors were very involved with the Governor in its design and enactment. The law specifies that responsibility
for Criminal Justice Realignment program design shall occur through the facilitative leaderships of each County’s
Chief Probation Officer, in partnership with other county departments and a broad group of community stakeholders.
It also
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/12/2013 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: Ted Cwiek,
925-335-1766
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: March 12, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.27
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Ted Cwiek, Human Resources Director
Date:March 12, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amend Ordinance Code Section 33-5.345 – County Probation Officer Appointing Authority
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
requires that the Realignment Plan and financing be governed by the County’s Board of Supervisors, who may
choose to delegate specific administrative and oversight responsibilities to the County’s Chief Administrative
Officer.
Currently in Contra Costa County, the County Probation Officer is under the oversight and management of the
Juvenile Court, although the Board of Supervisors authorizes the departmental budget. This reporting arrangement
and oversight no longer appears structurally ideal because of the very clear responsibilities placed on the Board of
Supervisors through the Public Safety Realignment legislation. However, the County continues to see the benefit
of a strong relationship between the Superior Court and the County Probation Officer; therefore, prior to the
future appointment of any new County Probation Officer, the Human Resources Department will invite the
Superior Court to designate a person from the Court to sit on a screening committee to interview a select number
of candidates for the position. The screening committee will select the final candidates or candidate whose names
will be submitted to the County Administrator for final interviews before appointment by the Board of
Supervisors. The determination as to whom to appoint as the County Probation Officer will be a decision to be
made by the Board of Supervisors in its sole discretion.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County will be hampered in its implementation of AB 109.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2013/145
Ordinance No. 2013-09