REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 5, 2025
FROM
JASON ANDERSON, District Attorney
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Employment Contract for Contract Attorney
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 to Employment Contract 24-708, effective August 10, 2025, with Michael Silverman as a Contract Attorney, increasing the annual reimbursement amount for the California State Bar license renewal fees by $86, from $465 to $551 per fiscal year, increasing the not-to-exceed amount of hours worked during the term of the contract by 3,120 hours, from 1,200 to 4,320 hours, establishing a not-to-exceed amount of hours worked during the term of this Amendment of 3,120 hours, and extending the contract an additional two years, for a total contract period of August 10, 2024 through August 6, 2027, for an increased estimated cost not to exceed $517,000 ($497,000 in salary costs and $20,000 in benefit costs).
(Presenter: Michael Fermin, Chief Assistant District Attorney, 382-3662)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the need for additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The estimated cost of the contract is $517,000 ($497,000 in salary costs and $20,000 in benefit costs). Sufficient appropriation has been included in the District Attorney's (Department) 2025-26 budget and will be included in the Department's future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department serves as the public prosecutor with the mandated responsibility to prosecute crimes committed within San Bernardino County, including city jurisdictions, pursuant to California Government Code section 26500. Because of the mandates of this Government Code including, Pe...
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