HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09092004 - 71-182 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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CONTRA COSTA CO? ryTYSTATE
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In the Matter of State
Support for Public ) aE>SOLUT1`O NO. 71/182
Defender Function. �
WHEREAS this Board on, March R, 1971 approved the request
of .fir. William R. Higham, Public defender, that this Board assist
the California Public Defenders Association in the introduction of
proposed legislation with respect to state contributions toward
county public defender or assigned coun.sel expenses; and
WHEREAS the urgency of said legislation has cone to the
attention of the Board again this dad' in connection with its authori-
zation of positions for the Office of Public Defender; and
WEEREAS existing state legislation provides for a subvention
to counties of up to ten percent of the cast of public defender ser-
vices; and
WHEREAS in recent years insufficient state funds have been
allocated to provide counties with. ,the full ten percent for which
provision is made in to law;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THIS BOARD RESOLVED that the 197
Session: of the. California State Legislature is hereby URGED to enact
legislation to fuller provide reimbursement to counties for the state
share of the public de fender function,
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of March, 1971 by the
following vote of the Beard:
AYES: Supervisors A. M. :bias, u, E. Moriarty,
W. N. Boggess, E. A. Linseheid, A P . Kenny.
}DOES: None.
ABSENT: bone.
RESOLUTION NO. 71/182