To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diana Becton, District Attorney
Report Title: Add one full time Victim and Witness Assistance Program Supervisor and cancel one vacant part time Victim/Witness Assistance Program Specialist and cancel one vacant part time Clerk-Senior Level
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 26229 to add one (1) full-time Victim and Witness Assistance Program Supervisor and Mass Victimization Advocate (2KHB) (represented) at salary plan and grade ZA5 1450 ($6,278.17- $7,631.15) and cancel one (1) vacant part-time (20/40) Victim and Witness Assistance Program Specialist (65SA) (represented) position, #15308, at salary plan and grade QV5 1191 ($4,857.13 - $5,903.87) in the District Attorney's Office.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in a net salary and benefit cost increase of approximately $25,943 for the current fiscal year, which the Department will offset by reducing temporary salary expenditures to stay within its approved budget. In future years, the additional cost of adding the Supervisor position will be 100% funded by multiple grants allocated to the Victim/Witness Assistance Unit.
BACKGROUND:
The District Attorney's Office provides constitutionally and statutorily mandated services to victims and witnesses of crime through advocacy and support by the Victim/Witness (V/W) Assistance Unit. The V/W Unit gives a voice to victims in the criminal justice system at all stages of the court proceedings. The Unit provides crisis intervention, orientation to the criminal justice system and assists with restitution requests on behalf of victims and the Victims Compensation Fund.
The Victim/Witness Assistance Unit currently has one Program Manager, one Supervisor and Mass Victimization Advocate, and nineteen Program Specialists. The entire V/W Unit is almost 100% funded by state grants. The demanding responsibilities of grant...
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