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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 04281992 - 1.18 4 � AUOITOR-CONTROLLE USE ON • _ C_'� CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FINAL APPROVAL NEEDED BY; APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT Ex BOARD Of SUPERVISORS 1/r� T/C 27 ly/ 1 Q COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT CODING BUDGET UNIT. - ;. - -_ . .. 0145 Employee Benefits, 0016 Assess`or-, '-0358 Community Development ZATIaN SUB-ACCOUN EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION < ,REAf� �EINCREASEsue-AccouNT - • - r — Lao ..:. .: . . .. Loo 1t 9S 1011 Permanent Salaries 3;255,824(;100 I 1011 Permanent Salaries (see attached budget unit I I 1 I t 0016 2310 Consultant Services t 77,000.100 1 1 0358 2310 Consultant Services I 26,000,100 I i t I I 1 i I 1 I I E i t 5 I i - I s I 1 I � I I s i TOTALS 31255,82Y. :00 3,255,,82y.100 APPROVED EXPLANATION OF REQUEST )ITOR- NTROLLER Annual transfer of salary COLA and associated ate -qz benefit costs to Departments. Also, additional legal services needed for Assessor and General I ADMi ISTRATOR �[ Plan contract services for Community Development. Date r jd`} see14Zt`Gct�irGf �rr� t�r .f71I�.1 It-VIZ ;A) 4RD OF SUPERVISORS 014^7ee. J 7't,e' Skb- C'Zj ( aAl � '+ MEAS.FAHDEH, W ,U PLL& i71�rG`!�Clr Sl' S t� WV ppp tOR4AKSON �[ G Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator -s�- -�,�.r Dep. Co. Admin. 4-16'92 GNATURE TITLE p DATE Date APPROPRIATION A POO ,.!5,Z D ADJ. JOURNAL NO. COST OF COLA AND OTHER BENEFITS, COLA 3 1991 - 1992 1 A O P Q 2 3 Department and .Z c as 4 Budget Unit Organization Sub-Acct Amount 5 6 0001 BOS 1100 1011 $28,326 7 0002 Clk of Bd 0002 1011 $9,444 8 0003 CAO 1200 1011 $33,160 9 0010 Auditor 0010 1011 $61,232 10 0015 Treasurer 0015 1011 $22,602 11 0016 Assessor 0016 1011 $181,723 12 0020 Purchasing 0020 1011 $6,122 14 0030 Co Counsel 0030 1011 $43,254 15 0035 Personnel 1300 1011 $54,931 16 0036 Merit Board 0036 1011 $1,512 17 0043 Elections 2351 1011 $16,128 23 0148 Central Svc 4210 1011 $4,309 27 0235 Law & Just 0235 1011 $4,404 28 0240 Co Clerk 0240 1011 $87,632 29 0242 Dist Atty 2800 1011 $273,719 30 0243 Pub Def 0243 1011 $163,883 34 0255 Sheriff 2500 1011 $915,613 36 0300 Detention 2578 1011 $597,801 38 0308 Probation 3000 1011 $421,490 39 0335 Agriculture 3300 1011 $34,567 42 0353 Rcrdr Mic/Mod 2450 1011 $8,632 43 0355 Recorder 0355 1011 $19,574 44 0357 Comm Dev 0357 1011 $25,662 45 0359 Coroner 0359 1011 $16,708 46 0362 Emerg Svcs 0362 1011 $8,065 47 0364 Public Admin 0 364 1011 $4,051 48 0366 Animal Svcs 0 366 1011 $69,218 57 0579 Vet Resourc 0579 1011 $5,774 58 0583 PIC 5623 1011 $41 59 0588 Comm Svcs 0 588 1011 $1,791 63 0630 Coop Ext 0630 1011 $2,980 64 ,0650 Public Works 4500 1011 $28,476 68 TOTAL $3,152,82,9 PAGE 1 8:47 PM4/22/92 1e 19 , R TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Costa n; s County 9•,a. ,4 DATE: April 21, 1992 °,SrA,couK SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: SB 457 (Boatwright) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: Acknowledge that the Board of Supervisors is the SPONSOR of SB 457 by Senator Boatwright, which would authorize a pilot program in Contra Costa County to determine whether handling small claims actions and traffic, parking and other minor offenses, as designated below, through an administrative adjudication program using Temporary Court Commissioners speeds up the handling of these matters and saves money, as opposed to the present system of handling all such matters in court. BACKGROUND: Section 75 of the Trial Court Realignment and Efficiency Act of 1991 (AB 1297, Chapter 90, Statutes of 1991) authorizes the Judicial Council to examine any possible models or methods for alternative administrative resolution or adjudication of these minor violations [of the Vehicle Code, and violations of ordinances, regulations and provisions of that code governing the standing or parking of vehicles] and small' claims actions outside of an adjudication in an judicial forum. " The Municipal Courts, through the work of Judge Mark Simons of the Mt. Diablo Judicial District, has developed the program concept of the administrative adjudication of these minor violations, using the Temporary Court Commissioners this County is already authorized, to determine whether efficiency and cost savings can be realized. The concept of administrative adjudication, as developed by Judge Simons, includes the following components : CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: -!-YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES: elwa 4X,� ACTION OF BOARD ON April 28, 1992 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED i� OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I 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: ATTESTED Please see Page 2 . PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ilaa� BYDEPUTY M382 (10/88) -2- 1 . Utilize on-call Temporary Court Commissioners as hearing officers, compensated at an hourly rate without benefits, to process small claims actions and traffic, parking, other minor offenses designated by the Judicial Council, and minor offenses committed by persons under the' age of 18 years, as designated by the Superior Court Juvenile Judge in the County through an administrative adjudication project. 2 . Eliminate the need for a courtroom clear and bailiff in the administrative hearings through innovative use of courtroom computers and trial scheduling with attending police officers . 3 . Provide the hearing officers with bench computer terminals with modified screens to record courtroom proceedings thereby substantially reducing the actual paperwork which must be processed by clerical staff. 4 . Employ the use of existing facilities for administrative hearings, thus reducing the need to expand the number of available courtrooms . 5 . Free up the full-time Court Commissioner to devote more time to assist the judges in handling cases during periods of illness, vacations or when there is a vacancy, thus reducing the need for assigned judges at both court levels. 6 . Promote the implementation of hand held computers by police enforcement agencies to generate citations for moving traffic offenses and parking violations, in order to eliminate duplication of data entry and realize substantial savings in clerical costs. In order to handle the implementation of such a pilot project without additional staff and with the minimum of additional one- time expenses, the Municipal Courts are suggesting that the judicial districts within the County be phased into the project, consistent with funding availability and judicial endorsement. Senator Boatwright has indicated an interest in carrying this legislation for the County, using the bill (SB 457) which was introduced in 1991 to increase the number of Municipal Court and Superior Court Judges in the County. ( If any additional judges are authorized in 1992, they will be made a part of an omnibus bill on judicial positions) . Attached is the proposed amended version of SB 457 which contains the authorization for the pilot program. The specific details of the pilot program will be developed by the Municipal Courts, in conjunction with the Superior Court and the Judicial Council . The mechanism for financing the one time and ongoing costs of the program have been identified. We will keep the Board advised of changes to the legislation as it proceeds through the Legislature. Currently, SB 457 has passed the Senate and is pending a hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. cc: County Administrator Judge Mark Simons Kiri Torre, Municipal Court Administrator Len LeTellier, Superior Court Administrator George Roemer, Senior Deputy County Administrator Les Spahnn, SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates