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To BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator
Costa
DATE: February 17, 1987 County
SUBJECT:
Legislation: Senate Bill 369 (Boatwright)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(,S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of support for SB 369 by Senator Daniel
Boatwright which repeals the sunset date of January 1, 1988 on
the County' s ability to employ temporary court commissioners in
Municipal Courts.
BACKGROUND:
In 1984, Senator Boatwright carried legislation SB 1752 ( Chapter
1147, Statutes of 1984) which authorized Contra Costa County on a
pilot basis to employ temporary commissioners in the Municipal
Court.. These temporary commissioners help to relieve the
workload of the permanent commissioner and judges and fill in for
vacations and illness. The original legislation carried a
January 1, 1988 sunset on its provisions. The legislation also
carried a requirement that any complaints be referred to the
Judicial Council of California and that the Judicial Council
report to the Legislature.
The Board recently received the Judicial Council' s report which
was most favorable on the use of temporary commissioners.
At the Board' s request, Senator Boatwright has introduced SB 369
which repeals the January 1, 1988 sunset date and thereby
authorizes the County to continue to employ temporary
commissioners indefinitely. SB 369 also repeals the requirement
to report complaints to the Judicial Council.
SB 369 . is a part of the Board' s 1987 Legislative Program. As
such, it deserves the Board' s support.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: �^-�-
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S : C/�%��E�% [ Au"Z&O �;e�
ACTION OF BOARD ON Februar.y 24, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED FEB 2 4 1987
Clerk-Administrators, Municipal Courts -
Senator Daniel E. Boatwright PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
382/7-83 BY_ e �/��/ ,DEPUTY
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