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a. Amend the Office of the County Counsel’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Adopted Budget 001-1210-8057-COU001 to increase appropriations by $154,441 financed by a reduction in the contingencies appropriation 001-1050-8034-CAO020 to provide funding for one additional Deputy County Counsel IV and the elevation of two Deputy County Counsels to Chief Deputy County Counsels (4/5ths vote required); and
b. Amend the Office of the County Counsel’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Adopted Budget 001-1210-8057-COU001 to increase appropriations by $63,821 financed by a reduction in the contingencies appropriation 001-1050-8034-CAO020 to provide funding for eight weeks of overlap to support training by a departing attorney Deputy County Counsel IV and her to be determined replacement (4/5ths vote required); and
c. Amend the Office of the County Counsel’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Adopted Budget 001-1210-8057-COU001 to increase appropriations by $62,478 financed by a reduction in the uncompensated absences fund to cover an unexpected retirement of a Deputy County Counsel IV (4/5ths vote required); and
d. Amend the Office of the County Counsel’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Adopted Budget 001-1210-8057-COU001to increase appropriations and revenues by $265,280 financed by an increase of direct billed legal services to cover the over budgeted expenditures due to vacation buyouts at levels post wage study implementation that had not been anticipated (4/5ths vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Amend the Office of the County Counsel’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Adopted Budget 001-1210-8057-COU001 to increase appropriations by $154,441 financed by a reduction in the contingencies appropriation 001-1050-8034-CAO020 to provide funding for one additional Deputy County Counsel IV and the elevation of two Deputy County Counsels to Chief Deputy County Counsels (4/5ths vote required); and
b. Amend the Office of the County Counsel’s Fiscal Yea...
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