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In the Matter of Honoring
Assistant Public Defender,Ken Dothee
To Commemorate His Retirement RESOLUTION NO,2003/252
WHEREAS, Ken Dothee is retiring from the Office of the Public Defender after thirty-two years of
exemplary service, and
WHEREAS, Ken Dothee began his service with the Department in 1971 as a deputy public defender
paid$959.00;per month,
WHEREAS, Ken Dothee has been assigned to every attorney representation function provided.by the
Department from misdemeanors,juvenile, dependency, felonies to Superior Court calendar functions,
WHEREAS, Ken Dothee has been promoted to all classifications in the attorney ranks of the
Department and represented clients in cases ranging from CVC 502's to capital
murder,
WHEREAS, Ken Dothee has been a Supervising Attorney in the Department starting with the
infamous Pittsburg Branch..Office in December, 1973,
VWHEREAS, Ken Dothee was the Supervising Attorney in the fondly remembered Camp Concord
Branch noted for its exceptional morale especially on Friday afternoons,
WHEREAS, Ken Dothee has supervised most recently the Main Branch Client.Services Division..
including investigations, calendar functions and Proj ect Clean Slate,
WHEREAS,Ken Dothee has been long recognized as"The Master"in obtaining case dispositions that
kept thousand of the Department's clients.on probation:from being incarcerated in.the Department of
Corrections.or in local jails,
WHEREAS, Ken Dothee has.been relied upon by three Department Heads over three decades as an
ethical and moral compassfor his counsel, good judgment, calm.and supportive demeanor and,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa
does hereby recognize and thank with sincere appreciation KEN DOTHEE for his invaluable thirty-
two years of service to the clients of the Office of.Public Defender and to the citizen of Contra Costa
County.
PASSED and ADOPTED by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors members present this 15th
day of April, 2003.
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MARK DeSAULNIER
Chair
District IV Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct
copy of an action taken and entered on the
minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the
date shown:
ATTESTED: April 15,2003
JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and Cqun A► strator
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RESOLUTION NO.2003/252