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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
DATE: October 11, 1994 MATTER OF RECORD
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SUBJECT: CLOSED SESSION
The Chairman announced that a closed session would be held
in accordance withthe parameters as set forth in the attached
announcement.
At 10:40 a.m. the Board recessed into closed session in Room
105 of the County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street,
Martinez.
At 11:30 the Board concluded its Closed Session and recessed
until 2 p.m.
At 2 :p.m. the Board reconvened in its Chambers and County
Counsel advised that the Board in Closed Session had unanimously
approved authorization to his office to file a petition for
review with the California Supreme Court in the Freitas v. Contra
Costa County action. (See separate Board Order)
SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
AND FOR
SPECIAL DISTRICTS, AGENCIES, AND
AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY THE BOARD
BOARD CHAMBERS AND ROOM 105, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
TUESDAY, October 11, 1994,, 9 A.M.
A. EXISTING LITIGATION - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
(LITIGATION HAS BEEN FORMALLY INITIATED, GOV. CODE,
54956.9 (A) . ) , CASES:
1. Franklin Stillwagon v. C.C.C. Fire Protection District,
WCAB No. 0017253
2 . Latimore, et al. v. C.C.C. , et al. , USDC North. Dist.
No. CV 94-1257
3 . Acme Fill Corp. v. Althin CD Medical, Xnc. , . et al.
4 . Freitas v. C.C.C. , et al. , No. A062385
B. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS:
1. Agency Negotiator: Craig Jory (IEDA) and Richard Heyne
Employee Organizations : California Nurses Association
(CNA)
C. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS TITLES•
1. General Services Department Director, Community
Services Department Director and Growth Management
and Economic Development Agency Director
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Victor J. Westman, County Counsel K-rK
By: Kevin T. Kerr, Deputy County Counsel
DATE: October 11, 1994
SUBJECT: Freitas v. Contra Costa County, Court of Appeal, Division Three, No.
A062385 (Superior Court No. C93-00598)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
DIRECT AND AUTHORIZE the County Counsel or his designee to file a
petition for review with the California Supreme Court in the
Freitas v. Contra Costa County action.
BACKGROUND
Contra Costa Legal Services Foundation filed action in Superior
Court challenging the County's family budget unit used in
calculating General Assistance grant amounts for family members in
shared housing. The Superior Court upheld the County's shared
housing standards . Legal Services Foundation filed an appeal . The
State Court of Appeal recently struck down the County's rebuttable
presumption that parents are legally responsible for the support of
their indigent adult children and adult children are legally
responsible for the support of their indigent parents. The court
found that only parents of minor children and spouses are legally
responsible relatives .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON October 11, 1994 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
V. J. Westman, County Counsel, advised that the Board in Closed Session unanimously
approved the recommendation set forth above.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT - - - TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED October 11, 1994
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY , a. (). , DEPUTY
Contact: Kevin Kerr, Deputy County Counsel (646-n66)
Orig: County Counsel 's Office
cc: Social Service Department