HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012000 - 2000-385 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on August 15 , 2000 by the following vote:
AYES: SUPERVISORS GIOIA, UILKEMA, CANCIAMILLA and GERBER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: SUPERVISOR DeSAULNIER
ABSTAIN: NONE
SUBJECT: In the Matter of delegating }
jurisdiction to the Merit Board to ) RESOLUTION NO. 2000%
decide matters referred under the )
Consent Decree in Crgskreyv. }
County of Contra Costa }
In its capacities as the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County and as governing
board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, this Board Resolves:
The Merit Board is hereby given jurisdiction to hear and make determinations under the
Consent Decree in ra r v. County of Contra Costa, USDC No. C-73-0906 SAW, on all
matters referable under the decree to the Civil Service Commission.
1 hereby certity 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: - August 15 . 2009
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supe 'cors and County Administrator
By ,Deputy
Orig. Dept: County Counsel
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RESOLUTION NO. 2000/ 3 8 5
Office of the County Counsel Contra Costa County
651 Pine Street, 9th Floor 'hone: (925)335-1800
Martinez, CA 94553 Fax: (925)646-1076
Date: August 8, 2000
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Victor J. Westman, County Counsel .
Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Re: Merit Board Jurisdiction
The Merit System Ordinance establishes the jurisdiction of the Merit Board to hear
appeals from orders of dismissal, suspension, or reduction in rank or compensation, and to
oversee the Merit System. It also authorizes the Board of Supervisors to give jurisdiction to the
Merit Board to decide discrimination complaints and other matters. (Ordinance Code section 33-
3.909(a).) By Resolution 81/994,the Board of Supervisors gave the Merit Board power to hear
and decide discrimination complaints.
The Consent Decree inQroskrey v. County of Contra Costa, USDC No. C-73-0906
SAW, entered in 1975,provides for referral of disputes between the plaintiffs and county staff
over operation of the Consent Decree's Affirmative Action Program to the Civil Service
Commission. Issues concerning the Affirmative Action Program have recently been brought to
the Merit Board because the Civil Service Commission no longer exists. Since the Board of
Supervisors has not expressly conferred jurisdiction on the Merit Board to decide matters arising
under the Consent Decree,uncertainty exists as to how it should proceed. To resolve this
uncertainty, the County Counsel and County Administrator recommend that the Board of
Supervisors adopt the attached Resolution giving the Merit Board authority to determine matters
referred under the Consent Decree to the Civil Service Commission.
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