HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05101994 - 1.24 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Cont a
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Costa
o 's
County
DATE: May 5, 1994 6e;N "`4
SUBJECT: REQUEST TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR CHANGES TO THE COUNTY'S
MUNICIPAL COURT PAY AND STAFFING STATUTES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Request the Senate Judiciary Committee to include in its omnibus
Municipal Court Pay & Staffing bill,', SB 186"1, the attached changes
for the County of Contra Costa which are required to reflect in
state statutes changes which have been made by the Board of
Supervisors .
BACKGROUND:
Each year the Board of Supervisors sponsors legislation to conform
state law to changes in the pay and staffing of employees of County
who work for the Municipal Court. State law required that. the
Legislature set the pay and staffing for all employees of the
Municipal Courts . The County is authorized to go 'ahead and make
changes in the pay and staffing of Municipal Court employees, on
the condition that these changes are reflected in state law within
two years after the changes became effective.
This year, the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by the Honorable
David Roberti, has decided to sponsor an omnibus Municipal Court
Pay & Staffing bill and is encouraging all ' counties to include
their required changes in this single bill. The Committee requires
a confirming request from the Board of Supervisors to ensure that
the Board of Supervisors has approved the requested changes .
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Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CORK OF THE BOARD OF
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BY DEPUTY
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The attached document outlines the changes which are being
requested for the 1994 omnibus Municipal Court Pay & Staffing bill .
These include the following:
1 . A change to Government Code Section 73346 to reflect a change
in State law in 1993 [Government Code § 68086 (b) , as amended
by SB 86 (Chapter 70, Statutes of 1993) ) which requires the
County to charge the actual cost of providing pro tempore
official reporters. This change requires this fee to be
charged per half-day and requires it to be charged from the
first day, rather than the second day, for official reporter
services in a civil case.
2 . A purely technical change to Government Code Section 73347 to
eliminate language which is duplicated in § 73348 .
3 . A change in Government Code § 73348 to adjust the effective
date for the salary of official reporters to reflect the fact
that no salary increase was granted this year.
4 . Several ,amendments to Government Code § 73351 to reflect class
title changes made by the Board of Supervisors in Resolution
93/406 and to reflect a more appropriate emphasis for the
class of Deputy Clerk-Specialist Level on providing lead
direction to other clerical staff. These amendments also
eliminate class titles no longer in use and add new class
titles created by the Board of Supervisors as a part of the
reorganization of the Municipal Court.
5 . Changes to Government Code § 73353 to reflect the class title
changes and salary changes approved by the Board of
Supervisors for Municipal Court employees pursuant to
Resolution 93/406, along ,with the addition of classes for the
court collections unit and pay equity salary adjustments .
6 . Changes to Government Code § 73353 .2 to correct class title
changes to reflect the changes made elsewhere.
7 . Changes to Government Code § 73354 to reflect class title
changes and changes made in the salary relationship of classes
in the Courts to classes in the County Merit System.
8 . Changes to Government Code § 73355 to add clarifying language
regarding the duties of staff in the Municipal Court to serve
as deputy clerks, in addition to the duties otherwise defined
elsewhere.
9 . Changes to Government Code § 73356 to eliminate references to
the Assistant County Municipal Court Administrator, a position
which has been eliminated.
10 . Purely grammatical and technical corrections to Government
Code § 73357 .
11 . Changes to Government Code Section 73358 to reflect the same
class title changes made elsewhere.
12 . A purely grammatical change to Government Code § 73362 .
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the request
for these changes to the state law.
cc: County Administrator
Acting Municipal Court Administrator
Acting Director of Personnel
George Roemer, Senior Deputy County Administrator
Les Spahnn, Heim, Noack & Spahnn
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CONTRA COSTA COUNTY'S
MUNICIPAL COURT PAY AND STAFFING STATUTES
SECTION 1 . Section 73346 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73346 . (a) Fees for transcription of testimony and proceedings in
the court shall be paid by the litigants to official reporters and
official reporters pro tempore as otherwise provided by law. In
all cases where by law the court may direct the payment of
transcription fees out of the county treasury, such fees shall,
upon order of the court, be paid from the general fund including
fees for transcription of testimony and proceedings in criminal
cases as provided in Sections 69947 to 69953, inclusive, which
shall be paid from the county treasury.
(b) In addition to any fee otherwise required in civil trials that
last longer than one judicial day, a fee of one hundred del ,rs
( $109) one hundred sixty-five dollars ($165) shall be charged per
half-day of service to the parties, on a pro rata basis, for the
services of an official reporter on the seGead first and each
succeeding day those services are required.
(c) In addition to any fee otherwise required, in civil cases in
which the court orders a daily transcript necessitating the
services of two phonographic reporters, the party requesting the
daily transcript shall pay a fee equal to the per diem rate for
official reporters pro tempore for each day of service rendered by
the second reporter, for the first and each successive day of
trial .
(d) All parties shall deposit their pro rata share of such fees
with a clerk at the beginning of the seG9Rd first and each
succeeding day' s court session.
(e) For purposes of this section, "one-half day" means any period
of judicial time during either the morning or afternoon court
session.
( f) The fees shall be taxed as costs in favor of any party paying
the fees and to whom costs are awarded by the judgment of the
court. The fee is not subject to Section 6103.
SECTION 2 . Section 73347 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73347 . The official reporters of the court shall be members of any
retirement system maintained by the county. For the purposes of
that retirement system, the salary provided for reporters in this
article shall be deemed their entire compensation.
The cisrcrux tcpvtccr--shall-p"cr€erm the duties required Af—him--vt
her by law. WheR R9t Gtu lly engaged in the per ferffiaRGe e f any
ether duty impesed en—im or her by law,he er she shall render
steaegEaphiG or Glerci:Gal: assistaflGe, or beth, te the judge or
judges ef the distriGt t9 'WhiGh he er she IB assigned as the judge
eF judges may dircept
SECTION 3 . Section 73348 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73348 . (a) In Contra Costa County, the annual salary of each
regular official reporter shall be based on a four-step salary plan
with one-year increments . Effective QGro3er 1T1992 January 1,
1994, the four salary steps are as follows :
Step 1 . Forty-six thousand one hundred sixty-four dollars
( $46, 164) .
Step 2 . Forty-eight thousand four hundred sixty-eight dollars
( $48,468) .
Step 3 . Fifty thousand eight hundred ninety-two dollars
($50, 892 ) .
Step 4 . Fifty-three thousand four hundred thirty-six dollars
($53,436) .
The step of entry to the above schedule shall be Step 1 . However,
the judges of the court may appoint a court reporter to a duly
allocated exempt position at a higher step if, in the opinion of
the appointing judge, an individual to be appointed has the
experience and qualifications to entitle that individual to the
higher initial step, and if the higher initial salary has the
approval of the presiding judge of the court and the board of
supervisors, but in no case may the initial salary be above the
third step of the salary range. Except as provided below,
official reporters shall advance to the next higher step on the
salary plan annually. The compensation of each official reporter
pro tempore shall be an amount which is equivalent to 1 . 05 times
the daily wage of the fourth step in the salary range for full-time
official reporters in Contra Costa County for each day the reporter
actually is on duty under order of the court which per diem rate
shall apply when an official reporter is appointed pursuant to
Section 869 of the Penal Code.
Irrespective of the step of the salary range to which initially
appointed, an official court reporter shall be eligible for
advancement to the next higher step in the salary range after six
months ' service, and thereafter shall advance on the salary range
based on annual reviews.
(b) During the hours which the court is open for the transaction of
judicial business, the regular official reporter shall perform the
duties required by law. When not engaged in the performance of any
other duty imposed upon him or her by law, he or she shall render
stenographic or clerical assistance to the judge of the court to
which he or she is assigned as the judge may direct.
(c) The board of supervisors shall adjust the salary of regular
official reporters as part of its regular review of county employee
compensation. The adjustment shall be to that salary level closest
to the average percentage adjustment in basic salaries of the
county classes of superior court clerk, legal clerk, secretary and
clerk (experienced level) . The reporter salary adjustment shall be
effective on the same day as the effective date of the board's
action as to all of the aforesaid county classifications, but for
official reporters of each municipal court district shall be
effective only until January 1 of the second year following the
calendar year in which the adjustment is made. The compensation of
each official reporter pro tempore shall remain at the rate
specified in subdivision (a) for the days he or she actually is on
duty until changed by the board of supervisors at the same time and
on the same basis as regular official reporters .
SECTION 4 . Section 73351 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73351 . There are the following classes of positions into which
each of the positions of the municipal courts shall be assigned as
prescribed in the section pertaining to each court:
(a) Deputy clerk-beginning level, which shall include all municipal
court employments assigned routine clerical tasks under continuous
immediate supervision.
(b) Deputy clerk-data entry operator I, which shall include all
municipal court employments at the entry level assigned to operate
data entry devices for the purpose of entering and verifying a wide
variety of data from coded or uncoded source documents .
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(c) Deputy clerk-experienced level, which shall include all
municipal court employments assigned clerical tasks requiring
exercise of discretion as to methods and priorities and for which
supervision is available on a periodic basis only.
(d) Deputy clerk=data entry operator II, which shall include all
municipal court employments at the experienced working level
assigned to operate data entry devices for the purpose of entering
and verifying a wide variety of data from coded or uncoded source
documents .
(e) Deputy clerk-senior level, which shall include all municipal
court employments assigned complex clerical work involving
responsibility for the establishment, maintenance, calendaring,
issuance of process, and updating of case records using manual and
automated systems .
( f) Deputy clerk-specialist level, which shall include all
municipal court employments assigned lead direction of a work unit
or assigned clerical duties of a complex administrative nature,
requiring exercise of initiative and discretion in work
organization, methods, and priorities and w#4sh may-iRG!ude-lead
d i re4tiee-e€ avrk sec-tion.
(g) Deputy clerk-courtroom clerk, which shall include all municipal
court employments assigned clerical duties involving responsibility
for keeping the minutes of court proceedings and the processing and
maintenance of a variety of documents and records .
(h) Deity Glerk-div!Blea B a Municipal court division
supervisor, which shall include all municipal court employments
assigned responsibility for planning, organizing, and directing the
clerical activities of a division er br nGh ^ffi^^ in a municipal
court including the supervision of clerical staff.
( i) Court operations coordinator I and II, which shall include
implementation of the calendar management and trial court delay
reduction program, as directed by the judges, supervisory and
management duties associated with the calendar management and trial
court delay reduction program, and being responsible for court
operations in the absence of the district court manager. Chief
deputy clerks holding the position on January 1, 1989, shall be
retitled-eeert eperetie -c-eerdieater-A titled court operations
coordinator II .
( j ) District court manager, which shall include any municipal court
position charged with the overall responsibility for managing and
supervising court clerical operations including courtroom duties .
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Clerk-admniBtrater$—holding GUc+h pesition on january--1T1989,
shall be-retic led dd i szr ieteear-t ager A e r B (s ebedu le A in-a
GeuEt with five to seven judges, laGluslve; SGhedule B in a G9Ur-t
with two to €eurjudges, !nelesIve)
salary shall-be-downgraded to that Gurreatly-paid to d!atrietir--a-urt
the salary shall be-de-wngraded to that currently paid toQlezrsez
District court manager III has administrative responsibility for
non-judicial staff in two districts . District court manager II is
assigned to a court with five judges or more. District court
manager I is assigned to a court with no more than four judges .
(k) Court probation officer, which shall include all municipal
court employments assigned to exercise the same powers and duties
of deputy probation officers with respect to the business of the
court.
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(1) Court commissioner, which shall include all municipal court
employments who exercise the same powers and duties of judges of
the court with respect to traffic and small claims matters .
(m) ExeGUt!Ve BRAGEP-t rj• Municipal court program assistant, which
shall be assigned to serve as the confidential secretary to the
county municipal court administrator.
(n) De-puty Glerk--senier data entry epeEater, which shall e
a1= m-uniGipal east emleymente ass€fined• to eeffiplex data--e y
aGtivitles-of a va-ied- nature-. Res}t}e G of
and-=evieithe-`ir'einef several deputyG1ter#s-data entry oper-ater-1
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{a} County municipal court administrator, which shall be
responsible for the overall administration of all municipal court
judicial districts in the county.
(p) AsSiStaRt a GURty MURI rir»l e-91 rt RdmiR16tr—_t9r- r_.hiG Shall He
rtspenerble for assisting In the ever-R44 administration of all
fRURiGipal Geurtjud-lGial d•istEiets in the eeanty and may aEtie
the G9URty MUlGlpal eeurt administ€ater in his or her a—se-n1,e.
+q+ (o) Municipal court systems and facilities manager, which shall
be responsible for managing the development, implementation, and
enhancement of court systems, and related work as required.
{r--3- JpI Municipal court fiscal 9ff!Ger and administrative manager,
which shall be responsible for planning, reviewing, and
coordinating fiscal and accounting activities of the county' s
municipal courts, and related work as required.
(6) MURIGIPal G9UEt tEa}ning efflGer (q) Municipal court
operations and training manager, which shall be responsible for
planning, reviewing, and coordinating training and educational
activities of the county' s municipal courts, and related work as
required.
+t-+ r) Municipal court management analyst, which shall be
responsible under general direction for planning, developing, and
implementing projects and assignments for the county' s municipal
courts, and related work as required.
(s) Municipal court accounting specialist, which shall be
responsible for assisting the municipal court fiscal and
administrative manager with departmental budgetary and accounting
activities, and for coordinating the day-to-day activities of the
court collections unit.
(t) Municipal court collection agent, which shall be responsible
for intensive collection efforts on delinquent court accounts .
The board of supervisors may create a new class or classes by
specifying the number of positions for each new class and the
compensation therefor, provided that the new class or classes shall
be effective only until January 1 of the second year following the
calendar year in which the classes are created, unless the change
has been incorporated into Article 2 (commencing with Section
73340) of Chapter 10 of Title 8 .
SECTION 5 . Section 73352 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73352 . Whenever reference is made to a numbered salary level in
any section of this article, the salary schedule applicable to
equivalent employees of Contra Costa County as set forth in Section
73354 shall apply. If the board of supervisors adopts a revised
salary schedule for equivalent county employees, the new schedule
shall apply equally to municipal courts and conversion to the new
schedule shall be effected for employees of the municipal courts in
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the same manner and on the same date as for county employees, but
any adjustment shall be effective only until January 1 of the
second year following the calendar year in which the adjustment is
made, unless the change has been incorporated into Article 2
(commencing with Section 73340) of Chapter 10 of Title 8 .
SECTION 6 . Section 73353 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73353 . Effective OGteber 1, 1992 January 1, 1994, classes of
positions provided in Section 73351 are allocated to the salary
schedule as follows :
Salary
Class Title Schedule Pay Level
Deputy Clerk-Beginning Level GB-1219 1537-1868
C5-1249 1584-1925
Deputy Clerk-Experienced Level 9-5-1390 1834=2217
C5-1394 1831-2226
Deputy Clerk-Senior Level XB-1553 2044-2609
Deputy Clerk-Specialist Level XC-1624 21942801
XC-1654 2261-2886
Deputy Clerk-DEO I C5-1317 1695-2061
Deputy Clerk-DEO II C5-1414 1868-2270
Deputy Glerk-Sealer DEG G5-1487 2009-2442
Deputy Clerk-Courtroom Clerk G5-l785 2796-3299
C5-1816 2792-3393
Deputy rlerk=niv rs rem-Sugerv1 s eE n58�-02831-3441 rte
Court OperationsGeerdmater-$ r5 1986 3399-4022
Court Operations Coordinator II C5-2083 3646-4431
Geurt Operatie s Geerdina-ter A GB 2083 3646-4431
Court Operations Coordinator I C5-1986 3309-4022
Diszr Gt Court A GB-2382 4915-5975
District Court Manager III C1-2412 6165 F
Dietr-!Gt GeQst Maier GS 2272 4494-5353
District Court Manager II C5-2302 4538-5515
DistrIe}mart Manager-C CB-2132 829-4654
District Court Manager I C5-2162 3945-4795
Court Probation Officer GS-1885 2991-3636
C5-1915 3082-3746
E xeGUti ve Seeretar-y 1895 3044-3356
Municipal Court Collection Agent C5-1662 2393-2909
Municipal Court Accounting Specialist XB-1755 2499-3192
Municipal Court Division Supervisor C5-1841 2862-3479
Municipal Court Program Assistant C5-1847 2880-3500
RIelpal—Geur-t Trai1ng-Offier GS-2903 3365-4991
Municipal Court Operations and Training
Officer C5-2033 3468-4215
Municipal Court Management Analyst G?-207 3624-4405
C5-2107 3734-4539
Municipal Court Systems and Facilities
Manager C5-2176 4001-4863
MUR I G Ipal—Eeurt F ileal—O ff lser GS-2114 3875-4710
Municipal Court Fiscal and Administrative
Manager C5-2199 4094-4976
AdfRie-istretor GB-2389 4950-6917
County Municipal Court Administrator C1-254-3 70M F
C1-2573 7231 F
SECTION 7 . Section 73353 .2 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73353 .2 . The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors may adopt a
resolution establishing a pay-for-performance bonus as defined in
subdivision (d) . Such a resolution shall state that the bonus
program shall be funded by the county solely out of county funds,
that the compensation is not a "court operation" for purposes of
Sections 77003 and 77004, that the payment of the compensation
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shall not be a state obligation under the Brown-Presley Trial Court
Funding Act, the Trial Court Realignment and Efficiency Act of
1991, or any other related measure, and that the county agrees not
to seek funding from the state for the payment of the authorized
compensation. If such a resolution is adopted:
(a) At six-month intervals, on January 1 and July 1 of each
calendar year, the County Municipal Court Administrator shall
conduct assessments of all permanent employees in the classes of
T^ ss_unt Geunty MsualGlpal Administrat8E-D4:str-!Gt-GeurtManager 'r
Geur Operations Coordinater A, Geert-Operat}eesGeer-dinaterB, and
Depi-Gler-k-Divisl-__ Supervise= District Court Manager I, District
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Court Manager II, District Court Manager III, Court Operations
Coordinator I, Court Operations Coordinator II, and Municipal Court
Division Supervisor, for the purpose of determining eligibility for
receipt of a pay-for-performance bonus .
(b) The appointing authority for the position of Municipal Court
Administrator shall conduct an assessment on each January 1 and
July 1 for the purpose of determining eligibility for receipt of a
pay-for-performance bonus .
(c) The employees described in subsections (a) and (b) who are
determined eligible for a pay-for-performance bonus at the
semiannual review may be awarded that bonus . No pay-for-
performance bonus may be awarded for a period longer than six
months from the date of the semiannual review. Performance must be
reevaluated each six months and reauthorization approved pursuant
to subdivisions (a) and (b) for any bonus to continue.
(d) "Pay-for-performance bonus," as used in this section, means a
monthly bonus, based on performance, equal to either 2 .5 percent or
5 percent of the employee' s monthly base pay as of the date of the
semiannual review, to be awarded for up to a six-month period.
SECTION 8 . Section 73354 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73354 . Certain classifications in the municipal courts are deemed
to be equivalent in job and salary level to certain classifications
in the service of Contra Costa County and whenever the salary of a
classification in the service of Contra Costa County is adjusted by
the board of supervisors, the salary of the comparable
classification in the municipal courts shall be adjusted a
commensurate number of levels on the salary schedule. The
adjustment shall be effective on the same day as the effective date
of the action by the board of supervisors as it applies to the
county classifications, but the adjustment shall be effective only
until January 1 of the second year following the calendar year in
which the adjustment is made, unless the change has been
incorporated into Article 2 (commencing with Section 73340) of
Chapter 10 of 'Title 8 .
(a) The individual court class and equivalent county class or
relationship are as follows:
Court Class Equivalent County Class
Deputy Clerk-Beginning 3% above Clerk-Beginning
Deputy Clerk-Experienced 1% below Clerk-Experienced
Deputy Clerk-Senior Clerk-Senior
Deputy Clerk-Specialist Clerk-Specialist
Deputy Clerk-DEO I Data Entry Operator I
Deputy Clerk-DEO II 11L�/� Data Entry 1O1p{eraLt�.o�r II
Deputy Clerk-SenleE—DEG 7 .5% abeve—Dace—Entry oyer to !I
Court Probation Officer Deputy Probation Officer III
Municipal Court Reporter Superior Court Reporter
Deputy Clerk-Courtroom Clerk 17 . 8% abue GlerL-SpeG;a' ls
4 .8% below Superior Court Clerk
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(b) The municipal court classes listed below are designated
management classes and are eligible for all of the compensation and
benefit considerations that the board of supervisors may extend to
county management employees . Whenever the board of supervisors
adopts a general salary adjustment for county management classes,
the respective salary schedules of municipal court management
classes shall be adjusted by an equivalent percentage amount. In no
event shall the salary of Deputy Gler-k-Divislen Super-vis
Municipal Court Division Supervisor be less than 2 .5 percent above
the salary of Deputy Clerk-Courtroom Clerk.
Management Positions :
Municipal Court Division Supervisor
Court Operations ons -("oer-din ter T
Court Operations Coordinator II
Court Opera+ieas Ge rdi ate a-
Court Operations Coordinator I
SIS rI z Geurat
District Court Manager III
Diez-ip-t Geurt Manager-13 Court Manager II
D4:Str-!Gt Geurt Manager—C-1
District Court Manager I
xeg-utiye S re ary
�M���u'�n.,icipal Court Program Assistant
PYIti RIG!pa1 Geurt Trnining o f f z vey
Municipal Court Operations and Training Manager
Municipal Court Management Analyst
Municipal Court Systems and Facilities Manager
MURIGIP l GGUEtOf€leer
Municipal Court Fi��s�cal and Administrative Manager
Assistant P'3'l RIGIpal Geurt Administrator
strator
County Municipal Court Administrator
(c) The class of court probation officer shall be allocated to a
five-step salary schedule in 5 percent incremental steps with the
top step equivalent to the top step of deputy probation officer
III . Upon appointment, a new court probation officer shall be
allocated to the first step of the salary schedule, except that an
appointee with exceptionally high qualifications and experience may
be appointed to a higher step with the board of supervisors '
approval .
(d) The class of court commissioner shall be allocated to a three-
step salary schedule, in 5 percent incremental steps with the third
step equivalent to 85 percent of the salary of a municipal court
judge in the County of Contra Costa. Upon appointment, a new court
commissioner shall be allocated to the first step of the schedule,
except that an appointee with exceptionally high qualifications and
experience may be appointed at a higher step with the board of
supervisors ' approval .
SECTION 9 . Section 73355 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73355 . There shall be one municipal court administrator for Contra
Costa County who shall serve as the clerk of the court for each
judicial district and shall be appointed by a majority of the
municipal court judges of Contra Costa County. Except as provided
in Sections 73348 and 73356 , the county municipal court
administrator shall appoint all other employments in the municipal
court offices of the judicial districts in Contra Costa County.
Such positions shall serve as deputy clerks, with full statutory
authority, in addition to other duties set forth in Section 73351 .
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SECTION 10. Section 73356 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73356 . Certain classifications in the municipal courts are
excluded from the merit system.
(a) A majority of the municipal court judges in Contra Costa
County shall appoint the county municipal court administrator,
whose position shall be exempt from the merit system. The county
municipal court administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the
judges, and may be removed by a majority of the municipal court
judges at their discretion.
(b) Appointments to the classification of court commissioner shall
be made in accordance with Section 73362 .
(e) The—e9unty- -r—i-gal e-eert admialstr-a-ter shall apgeietre
_RS-9-i -StaRt ..^,,Rty MURIGIpal G9UEt administrater whe—shall befit
from the merit system and who shall seEve at the dIseretien af-�#a
G GURty munle ipa-1 ee r-t dmie i s t rater.
SECTION 11 . Section 73357 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73357 . Municipal court judicial districts in the County of Contra
Costa may have no more than four court probation officers for all
districts in total . Geunty Court probation officers shall be
appointed by a majority of the judges of the court, or by the
presiding judge in a two-judge court, to which the court probation
officer is appointed. These positions report directly to the
judges of the district to which they are appointed. Within the
jurisdiction of the court and under the direction of the judges,
court probation officers shall exercise all of the powers and
perferme perform ,all of the duties of a deputy probation officer as
prescribed by law.
SECTION 12 . Section 73358 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73358 . The total number of positions authorized for operation of
municipal courts , in Contra Costa County is as follows:
Number of
Class Title Positions
Deputy clerk-(deep class) , including beginning,
experienced, senior, and specialist levels 230
Deputy clerk-DEO I or II 26
Deputy elernk-senler DEG 4
Deputy clerk-courtroom clerk 18
Deputy Gler-k-divislen supervise-r- H9
Court operations coordinator II 2
Gea-r-t eperat!GRS eeerdlxatGE B -
Court operations coordinator I 2
District court manager III 1
Dieu'i G t GGUEt manager-9
District court manager II 2
District court manager I 1
Court probation officer 4
aiEeGU iVe _Re6'setoEY ,
Municipal court division supervisor 15
Municipal court accounting specialist 1
Municipal court collections agent 2
Municipal court program assistant 1
Brielel—GGUEt—training e#f!aei=
Municipal court operations and training manager 1
Municipal court management analyst 1
Municipal court systems and facilities manager 1
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URIGill G9OEt ise l Officer ,
Municipal court fiscal and administrative manager 1
_A_ssi_Rt GGURt. ill G9Hrt administrator '
County municipal court administrator 1
SECTION 13 . Section 73362 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
73362 . Municipal court judicial districts in the County of Contra
Costa may have no more than four court commissioners for all
districts in total . Commissioners shall be appointed by a majority
of the judges of the court or courts, or by the presiding judge in
a two-judge court, to which the court commissioner is appointed.
Commissioners shall serve at the pleasure of the majority of the
judges in the court or courts or at the pleasure of the presiding
judge in a two-judge court and may be removed by a majority of the
judges -kn at their discretion. Within the jurisdiction of the
court or courts and under the direction of the judges,
commissioners shall exercise all of the powers and perform all of
the duties authorized by law to be performed by commissioners of
superior courts and any additional powers and duties as may be
prescribed by law. At the direction of the judges, commissioners
may have the same jurisdiction and exercise the same powers and
duties as the judges of the court with respect to any infraction or
small claims action. The commissioners shall possess the same
qualifications the law requires of a municipal court judge and
shall not engage in the private practice of law. They shall be ex
officio deputy clerks .
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