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a. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase revenue in the amount of $77,887, an offset of $63,261 from the FY 2011-12 fund balance, and increase appropriations of $141,148 for the Public Defender Budget PUB001, Dept 2270, Unit 8169, Program AB 109 for Fiscal Year 2012-13 in support of AB 109, criminal justice realignment (4/5ths vote required) and;
b. Authorize the County Administrative Office to add 1.0 FTE Legal Secretary, 80B22, in the Public Defender’s Budget PUB001, Dept 2270, Unit 8169.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase revenue in the amount of $77,887, an offset of $63,261 from the FY 2011-12 fund balance, and increase appropriations of $141,148 for the Public Defender Budget PUB001, Dept 2270, Unit 8169, Program AB 109 for Fiscal Year 2012-13 in support of AB 109, criminal justice realignment (4/5ths vote required) and;
b. Authorize the County Administrative Office to add 1.0 FTE Legal Secretary, 80B22, in the Public Defender’s Budget PUB001, Dept 2270, Unit 8169.
SUMMARY:
The Public Defender, as a criminal justice department in the implementation of the AB 109 Public Safety Realignment, is recommending increasing revenues and appropriations and adding 1.0 FTE Legal Secretary for Phase II implementation of AB 109 Public Safety Realignment during FY 2012-13.
DISCUSSION:
In FY 2011-12, the County of Monterey was allocated a total of $4,406,336 for planning, startup and 9-month program to implement the provisions of AB 109 Public Safety Realignment. This amount included $137,897 distributed equally between the District Attorney and the Public Defender.
In FY 2012-13, the County of Monterey will receive a total of $8,087,217, an increase of $3,680,881 over the prior year, with $155,775 distributed equally between the District Attorney and the Public Defender, $77,888 and $77,887 respectively. The Board had approved Probation Department’s request to increase ...
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