TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Christine Briceño, Director of Human Resources
REPORT BY: Joy Cadiz, Staff Services Manager
SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Departmental Allocation List for County Counsel
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution to amend the Departmental Allocation List for the County Counsel’s Office effective March 2, 2024, with no increase to full-time equivalents and approve a Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $30,000 annual expense; General Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
County Counsel is requesting to add a Deputy County Counsel IV allocation and delete a Deputy County Counsel III allocation. The Deputy County Counsel IV requires highly specialized knowledge, skills, abilities, and specific experience which allows for the provision of expert-level legal counsel needed by County departments including Child Welfare, Probation, Conflict Public Defender, and special districts.
Requested Actions:
1. Adopt a resolution to amend the Departmental Allocation List for the County Counsel’s Office effective March 2, 2024, with no increase to full-time equivalents; and
2. Approve a budget amendment increasing salaries and benefits in the amount of $9,900 in the General Fund 1000, County Counsel 1200000, offset by Appropriation for Contingency. Balance of Appropriation for Contingency will be $2,057,212.
FISCAL IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
No |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification |
Reallocating a Deputy County Counsel III position to a Deputy County Counsel IV position ensures that the most complex legal work is performed by the appropriate classification. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
Yes |
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Future fiscal impact: |
The increased cost of salary and benefits for the remainder of the fiscal year is approximately $9,900. The annualized cost of salary and benefits is approximately $30,000 and will be budgeted accordingly. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
Expert-level attorneys providing the most complex legal services will not be appropriately classified and retention of experienced and highly skilled employees may become an issue. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.