REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
February 6, 2024
FROM
THOMAS W. SONE, Public Defender
SUBJECT
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Employment Contract for the Second Chance Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Employment Contract with Melissa Hogan as a Paralegal, to support the Second Chance Program, for the estimated annual cost of $93,518 ($64,037 Salary, $29,481 Benefits), for the period of February 10, 2024 through March 1, 2025.
(Presenter: Thomas W. Sone, Public Defender, 382-3950)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item will not result in the additional use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The estimated annual cost of the employment contract is $93,518, which will be funded by the Public Defense Pilot Program Grant (Grant). The Grant, established by the State of California Budget Act of 2021, allocated $2,633,006 to the County for indigent defense services related to legislative criminal resentencing and parole reform initiatives. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Public Defender (Department) 2023-24 budget (491-2753) and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The contract position will support the Department's Second Chance Program (Program), developed to pursue criminal sentencing and parole reforms, as well as conviction relief. The position will assist attorneys with case research, hearing preparation, and witness coordination; review, summarize and organize case files, legal documents, depositions and exhibits; analyze facts, issues, elements, statutes, court decisions, legal documents and pleadings; prepare and file various legal documents; and may lead a clerica...
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