File #: 25-327    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Passed
File created: 2/25/2025 In control: Public Defender
On agenda: 3/11/2025 Final action: 3/11/2025
Title: Extension of Extra Help Employment Hours for Public Defender 1100-219 (4/5 Vote Required)
Strategic Framework: 9999 - Core Services / Other
Attachments: 1. Staff Report

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Public Defender

Agenda Section: Consent

Vote Requirement: 4/5th

SUBJECT:
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Extension of Extra Help Employment Hours for Public Defender 1100-219 (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the extension of extra-help employment hours for Austin Kadle to a maximum of one thousand four hundred sixty-six (1,466) hours for fiscal year 2024-25 (4/5 Vote Required).

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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan:
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other

DISCUSSION:
Austin Kadle has been working as an extra-help employee for the Public Defender's Office during the current fiscal year. To date, Mr. Kadle has worked a total of (746) hours as an extra-help Administrative Analyst I. The Public Defender Office is requesting an extension of extra-help hours for Mr. Kadle for a maximum of one thousand four hundred sixty-six (1,466) hours for fiscal year 2024-25. The requested extension of extra-help hours is necessary to maintain an appropriate level of service and manage the workload of the Public Defender's Office.

SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Defender 1100-219

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

*Projected amounts are estimates and are subject to change.



*Projected amounts are estimates and are subject to change.

Narrative Explanation of Financial Impact:
The total estimated salary and benefit costs for extra-help, not to exceed one thousand four hundred sixty-six hours for FY 2024-25, is Forty Six Thousand, Five Hundred Sixty-One dollars ($46,561) for budget unit 1100-219. There are sufficient funds budgeted to cover the additional costs associated with this request due to salary savings and an increased distribution of Proposition 172 revenue for FY 2024-25.

All extra-help employees working beyond one thousand (1000) hours are subject to paying into the California Public Em...

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