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Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Amend the Public Defender Office FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget Unit 001-2270-PUB001-8169 to add one .50 FTE Deputy Public Defender II (39P11); and
b. Authorize County Administrative Office to incorporate the changes to the FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget Unit 001-2270-PUB001-8169 to reflect the change in position counts; and
c. Approve an increase in appropriations and estimated revenues of $79,469 for the Public Defender FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget Unit 001-2270-PUB001-8169 (4/5ths vote required); and
d. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget by increasing appropriations and estimated revenues by $79,469 in the Public Defender Unit 001-2270-PUB001-8169 (4/5ths vote required); and
e. Authorize the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM system.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Amend the Public Defender Office FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget Unit
001-2270-PUB001-8169 to add one .50 FTE Deputy Public Defender II (39P11); and
b. Authorize County Administrative Office to incorporate the changes to the FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget Unit 001-2270-PUB001-8169 to reflect the change in position counts; and
c. Approve an increase in appropriations and estimated revenues of $79,469 for the Public Defender FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget Unit 001-2270-PUB001-8169 (4/5ths vote required); and
d. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget by increasing appropriations and estimated revenues by $79,469 in the Public Defender Unit
001-2270-PUB001-8169 (4/5ths vote required); and
e. Authorize the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM system.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Recent criminal justice reform legislation, California Penal Code Section 1001.36- Diversion of Individuals with Mental Disorders, as amended in January 2019. The reform allows some people with mental health disorders to get treatment when the...
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