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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 03111997 - C35 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Costa County DATE: March 4, 1997 °°sTq-�---- SUBJECT: REQUEST TO BE INCLUDED IN AN OMNIBUS MUNICIPAL COURT PAY AND STAFFING BILL SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: REQUEST the Administrative Office of the Courts to include in an omnibus Municipal Court Pay and Staffing bill the changes for the County of Contra Costa which are required to reflect in State statutes changes which have already 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 the County who work for the Municipal Courts. State law requires that the Legislature set the pay and staffing for all employees of the Municipal Courts. The Board of Supervisors 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 Administrative Office of the Courts has asked each County whether it wishes to be included in an omnibus bill which will apparently be sponsored by the Judicial Council. The Municipal Court Administrator, Ken Torre, has indicated that he would like our County to be included in this omnibus bill. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: &xM64 RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE 4 APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): Ywlfh �ex& �� ACTION OF BOARD ON- March 11 1997 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER 7UNANIMOUS OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE (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 PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR See Page 2 M382 (10/88) BY DEPUTY It is necessary to pass a Board Order or Resolution specifically asking to be included in the omnibus bill and outlining specifically those changes that are required. This year, the changes include the following: 1. Reflect the 3% salary increase which was granted to most employees effective July 1, 1996. 2. Reflect the pay equity adjustments which have been granted to employees recently by the Board. 3. Delete obsolete language referring to clerk-administrators who were retitled court managers since all of those individuals have now retired or otherwise left County service. 4. Delete language regarding a pilot project for administrative adjudication of small claims actions and traffic and other infractions. The pilot project was only briefly implemented and the Court does not intend to implement it again at this point. It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the request for these changes to the State law. Additional changes to reflect Trial Court Coordination will be reflected in amendments in 1998. cc: County Administrator Municipal Court Administrator Director of Human Resources George Roemer, Senior Deputy County Administrator Administrative Office of the Courts (Via CAO) Les Spahnn Heim, Noack, Kelly & Spahnn 1121 'L Street, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95814 -2- REQUESTED 1997 MUNICIPAL COURT PAY AND STAFFING CHANGES FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SECTION 1. Section 73348 of the Government Code is amended to read: SECTION 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 jamuery 1, 1995, July 1, 1996 the four salary steps are as follows: Step 1. Forty seven thousand one hundred de"ars ($47,10G)-. Step 1. Forty-eight thousand five hundred twenty-eight dollars ($48.528). Step 2. Forty nine thousand four hundred fifty-two dellars ($49,452$- Step 2. Fifty thousand nine hundred fifty-two dollars ($50,952). Step 3. Fifty one thousand nine hundred twenty-four dellars ($51,924)-. Step 3. Fifty-three thousand five hundred eight dollars ($53,508 Step 4. Fifty four thousand five hundred sixteen dellers ($54,516). Step 4. Fifty-six thousand one hundred eighty-four dollars ($56.184L 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. 2 SECTION 2. Section 73350 of the Government Code is amended to read: SECTION 73350 Except as otherwise provided in this article, all employments of any municipal court now established or which may be established in Contra Costa County shall be compensated and receive other benefits in accordance with the salary ordinance of the county governing other county employments. Any subsequent change in benefits provided by the salary ordinance to employees of the county shall apply equally to employees of the municipal courts and shall have the same effective date. These benefits may also be retroactively applied. References hereafter to range allocation and salary steps apply to the basic salary schedule set forth in Section 73352. Within-range step increases shall be granted only upon the affirmative recommendation of the appointing authority. Overtime payments must bear the same approval as within-range step increases. management benefits alleeated to the former elass, ineluding ear alimminee. SECTION 3. Section 73353 of the Government Code is repealed. SEeTIGN 77757 t t elasses of positions provided On Seetion 73351 are3 Usss-Title Salary Pay Level Sehedrte 05 1278 16181966 Deputy Glerk-Experieneed L 05 1414 18682270 Deputy Glerk Senior Level XB 1572 298663 Deputy Glerk-Speeslist Level XG 1686 2334 2982 Deputy 4 05 1337 1729 2192 Deputy E)'erk-E)EG+ 05 1434 19062316 f8-36 28483462 Oeurt Operations Coordinator 11 052103 3719 AG21 . Court Operations Goordin 05 606 628TF Distriet Court Manager 652322 4629 5627 Distriet Court Manager 65 2194 4673-495+ 79 T5 7 24793013 4 79 3 9 1 3 2 26193183 Munieipal Court Amounting Speeislist XB 1766 2549 3252+ 2929 3549 Munieupal Gourt Program Assistant 05 1867 2938-357+ 9303 57+ 052053 3538-�439 9 Manager Munieipal Gourt Management Analyst /,G�_ 2127 3809 463E) 052196 498 -496+ Manager Munweipal Gourt Fiseal and Administrative 65 2219 41765076 Manager Gounty Munueaps' Court Administrator 01 259%3 7377 F 4 SECTION 4. Section 73353 of the Government Code is added, to read: SECTION 73353 Effective July 1, 1996, classes of positions provided in Section 73351 are allocated to the salary schedule as follows: 5 Class Title Salary Pay Level Schedule Deputy Clerk-Beginning Level C5-1300 1667-2026 Deputy Clerk-Experienced Level C5-1444 1925-2340 Deputy Clerk-Senior Level XC-1603 2148-2743 Deputy Clerk-Specialist Level XC-1724 2425-3097 Deputy Clerk-DEO I C5-1367 1782-2166 Deputy Clerk-DEO II C5-1464 1964-2387 Deputy Clerk-Courtroom Clerk C5-1866 2935-3567 Court Operations Coordinator II C5-2133 3832-4658 Court Operations Coordinator I C5-2036 3478-4228 District Court Manager III C1-2462 6472F District Court Manager II C5-2352 4770-5798 District Court Manager I C5-2241 4269-5189 Court Probation Officer C5-1977 3279-3986 Municipal Court Collection Agent C5-1757 2632-3199 Municipal Court Computer Systems Technician C5-1782 2698-3280 Municipal Court Accounting Specialist XC-1804 2626-3354 Municipal Court Division Supervisor C5-1891 3009-3657 Municipal Court Program Assistant C5-1897 3027-3679 Municipal Court Operations and Training C5-2083 3646-4431 Manager Municipal Court Management Analyst C5-2157 3925-4771 Municipal Court Systems and Facilities C5-2226 4206-5112 Manager Municipal Court Fiscal and Administrative C5-2249 4303-5231 Manager County Municipal Court Administrator C5-2623 6254-7602 6 SECTION 5. Section 73367 of the Government Code is repealed. SEOTION 73367 (a) in eenjunetion with the study required pursuant to Seetion 75.of Ghapter 90 of the Statutes of 1991, provided that the Board of Supervisors of Gentre Costs Countyp finds that there are suffoe:ent funds for the project and adepts a resolution to that effect, the judiemal Couneil may establish a five year pilet prejeet for administrative 73363 as administrative hearing effieeMS7 - The judiegal Gouneilmay adopt appropriate rul- - - - - - - - the implementation ' pilet project. of eontrebufion, the - - - - and - - teehnelegieal support - - - - - - - - - - - - - to - - -ry out the pilet project.- (d) (e) If the pilet projeetis instituted, Gontre Costa Gounty she" implement the projeet eemmeneing on january 1, 1993, and the judieial Gouneil she" report its-preliminm findings and reeommendatiens to the Legislature on or before Getober report shal inelude data to doeument the extent to whieh the pilot projeet has seeemplished the objeetives set forth in Seetmen 73 SECTION 6. Section 73368 of the Government Code is repealed. SEOTION . : The pilet projeet undertaken pursuant to Seetion 73367 she" be eensidered sueeessful if all of - - following - - - (a) There is a reduetien of at least one hundred thousand dollers ($100,000) eest of assigned j 1g, i 'he eounty through the use of the equivelent of 2.5 munmempal eourt judges, made available as a result of the program, who are utilized to f*" for absent 3urt judges rather then bringing in assigned judges, . . . . (b) I n those j udie"al distdets whieh implement the program on danuary 1, 1993, th year 1993 with ealendar year 1992. (e) In these judieial distriets Whieh implement the program on danuary 1, 1993, th eourtrooms for a savings of forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) per judieial , . g ealendar year 1993 with ealendar year 1992. (d) A" traffie rnafters in these judiewal districts whieh implement the program on 1993, resulting On a salary savings of at least twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) eompared with the eost of temporary hearing offieers for ealendar year 1993. (e) In those judiemal distriets whieh implement the program on danuary 1, 1993, the eleries' effort required On the , development, thus allowing the phasing out of unneeessary staff for a savings of at 'east thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per jud meial distriet, ealendar yeaf 8