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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 04271993 - FC.2 �1 TO: _ BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ontra FROM: Finance Committee Costa nt S °ATE: County April 27, 1993 SUBJECT: TRANSFER OF FORMAL PROBATION FINE & RESTITUTION ACCOUNTS FROM ORC TO MUNICIPAL COURTS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION($)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: 1 . APPROVE the transfer of the more than 2,300 formal probation fine and victim restitution accounts from the Office of Revenue Collection (ORC) to the Municipal Courts effective May 1, 1993. 2. ESTABLISH the class of Municipal Court Collection Agent, allocate it to the Basic/Exempt Salary Schedule; CANCEL two vacant Deputy Clerk-Experienced Level positions (C7-56 and C7-193) and ADD two Municipal Court Collection Agent positions. 3. Acknowledge continued support for a central County collection agency. FINANCIAL IMPACT: No additional County cost is associated with this proposal. Costs of the higher-level positions will. be offset by the elimination of two vacant positions, the downgrade of a vacant District Court Manager position and increased revenues, all of which are in the Municipal Courts' budget. The transfer of responsibility for the formal probation fine and victim restitution accounts will have no impact on staffing at ORC and may, in fact, allow existing staff to devote more resources to accounts for which ORC can fully recover its costs. No layoffs will occur as a result of position conversions in the Municipal Courts because the positions to be converted are currently vacant. continued... CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES 1 SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOAR COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE Gayle B1Sh0 / SIGNATURE(S): P om ow ACTION OF BOARD ON C& 01 7 . y y 3 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED ! 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 L -�-� 3 County Administrator PHIL BAT HELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Municipal Courts SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Office of Revenue Collection AFSCME, Local 2700 M382 (,o,Dntra Costa County 'Employees Association, Local= DEPUTY - 2 - BACKGROUND: The proposal to transfer formal probation fine and restitution accounts from the Office of Revenue Collection (ORC) to the Municipal Courts was referred for additional review to the Finance Committee by the Board on April 6, 1993. The Finance Committee considered the report of the County Administrator on April 12, 1993 and heard testimony from representatives from the Municipal Courts, ORC and interested employee organizations. After accepting the Administrator's report and hearing testimony, the Committee concluded that although the concept of centralized collections has proven to be cost-effective and should receive continued support, the County Administrator's proposal to transfer specific accounts to the Municipal Courts is unique in that it is encouraged by trial court funding legislation and ties into an overall efficiency plan being implemented by the Courts. On the basis of this rationale, the Finance Committee recommends support by the Board for the proposal to transfer formal probation fine and restitution accounts from ORC to the Municipal Courts. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Should the recommendations to transfer formal probation and victim restitution accounts to the Municipal Courts not be approved, the Municipal Courts would have no choice but to require the Office of Revenue Collection to begin aggressive collection activity on all accounts at additional cost to the County. It would also undermine the judges' ability to effectively monitor defendant compliance with all conditions of probation and would be in direct conflict with the judges responsibility to assume control of their mandated functions. POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST No. - Date: A-?T-40 Dept. No./ COPERS Department Municipal Courts ,-. Budget Unit No. 0220 Org.-No.. -2205 --_Agency No.C7 Action Requested: Cancel two (2) vacant DC-experienced level posi.rirmc-:kpMiH ,n J C.7-56 & C7-193) ; and add two (2) Municipal Court collection agents._- The Salary rip cha11 1, witft collection agents H. ' Proposed Effective Date: 4/1/93 Explain whyadjustment is needed: ExPansion of micipal Court Collections & Compliance Unit to includMt collector activity - Go ectors will pursue collections on delinquent court �dZcoLms. Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No X Cost is within department's budget: Yes 37 No _ Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with this request: $ -0- Estimated Total cost of adjustment (salary/benefits/one-time): Total Annual Cost $ 15,319 Net County Cost $ -0- Total This FY $ 3,829 N.C.C. This FY $ -0- So ce of .Fund'ng to Offset Adjustment: Savings based on down ade of DCM A to DCM II X7-11 ) ei;unina4on 1 car allowance for that ti posion, revenue credit f A fees and victim Departmen must in' late necess ry appro i . e and submit to CAO. Use additional sheets for further Al explanations or comments. Coun £or. ar e . ead ----- -------------------------------------------------- -----------------= Reviewed by CAO and Released To Personnel Department Deputy C unty Administrator Date Personnel Department Recommendation Date: Establish class of Municipal Court Collection Agent at Salary Level C5-1662 ($2393-2909); and add (2) positions. Cancel (2) Deputy Clerk-Experienced Level positions #C7-56, C7-193 at Salary 'Level 'C5-13.94 ($1831-2226) . Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic/Exempt Salary Schedule, as described above. Effective: Inday following Bo d action. 'Date (f r) D' ecto f Ple7rsonnel --------------------------------- ---- ----- ---- ---- `--- County Administrator Recommendation Date: Approve Recommendation of Director of Personnel c� z Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Personnel Other: ;if a (for) ty Admin .str�;' Board of Supervisors Action [� a Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the-Roa0-f Adjustment APPROVED/ on / /. �� Supervisors nd County Administrdtor Date: -IA4y: / % 3 B APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL/SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT. P300 (M347) 7/89 (Rev. )