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a. Support amending the Fiscal Year ("FY") 2022-23 County Counsel Adopted Budget (Fund 001-Dept. 1210-Unit 8057-Appropriation Unit COU001) to reallocate one (1) 1.0 FTE Deputy County Counsel IV to one (1) 1.0 FTE Administrative Operations Manager as indicated in Attachment A;
b. Support authorizing and directing the County Administrative Office and Auditor-Controller to incorporate the approved position changes in the FY 2022-23 Adopted Budget.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Budget Committee:
a. Support amending the Fiscal Year ("FY") 2022-23 County Counsel Adopted Budget (Fund 001-Dept. 1210-Unit 8057-Appropriation Unit COU001) to reallocate one (1) 1.0 FTE Deputy County Counsel IV to one (1) 1.0 FTE Administrative Operations Manager as indicated in Attachment A;
b. Support authorizing and directing the County Administrative Office and Auditor-Controller to incorporate the approved position changes in the FY 2022-23 Adopted Budget.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Office of the County Counsel serves as the in-house legal counsel for the County of Monterey, the Board of Supervisors (BOS), and all County officers, departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, as well as liaison and support to the Civil Grand Jury. In addition to providing legal advice, the Office also represents the County in civil and special litigation in State and federal courts, various administrative proceedings, and coordinates the services of outside legal counsel. The County Counsel's Office consists of the following five divisions General Government, Litigation, Land Use, Legal Support and Risk Management and with 44 full time employees.
In recent years, Departmental requirements have evolved with many changes in personnel, necessitating changes in the organization to provide the required services of the department. Previously, several employees were tasked with different aspects of the job duties listed below, but our current organization requires them to be perfo...
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