REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 17, 2026
FROM
JASON ANDERSON, District Attorney
SUBJECT
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Employment Contract for Victim Services Analyst
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Employment Contract with Sadie Marshall to provide services as a part-time Victim Services Analyst, effective November 14, 2026 through November 13, 2027, for an estimated annual cost of $48,000 (Salary - $42,000, Benefits - $6,000).
(Presenter: Michael Fermin, Chief Assistant District Attorney, 382-3662)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Create, Maintain and Grow Employment Opportunities and Economic Value in the County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The employment contract for a part-time Victim Services Analyst (Analyst), at a cost of $36.31 per hour, is not expected to exceed $48,000 for a one-year period, consisting of up to $42,000 in salary and approximately $6,000 in benefits and required position costs. The hourly rate of $36.31 is consistent with the salary ranges of the Staff Analyst I classification and Ms. Marshall’s education and experience. Position costs include retirement contributions if the hours worked reach the threshold to become a participating member of San Bernardino County Employee’ Retirement Association. Additional position costs required by law include contributions to Medicare and Survivor’s Benefits, Short-Term Disability, and Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Also, there will be a minimal amount of sick leave accrual as required by the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Family Act of 2014. The cost will be funded with salary savings from vacant positions in the Bureau of Victim Services. Sufficient appropriation has been included in the District Attorney’s 2026-27 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The District Attorney (Department) is the public prosecutor and has the mandated responsibility to prosecute crimes committed within San Bernardino County, including city jurisdictions, pursuant to Government Code section 26500. The Department’s Bureau of Victim Services (Bureau) was established in 1980 in accordance with Penal Code section 13835 et seq. Bureau staff provide a wide variety of services to victims and witnesses of all crime types, including crisis intervention, emergency financial assistance for food, clothing, and lodging, referrals to other agencies and resource assistance, coordination of volunteer support from the community, and assistance in applying for benefits from the California Victim Compensation Board (Cal VCB) for crime-related expenses. Victim Advocates on staff assist victims and witnesses throughout the criminal justice process, providing updates on court proceedings, accompanying victims to court, and providing emergency funeral and burial assistance to the families of deceased crime victims. Additionally, victim advocates deliver support services to those affected by mass casualty incidents both within the county and across the nation.
The Department recommends approval of a one-year contract with Sadie Marshall as a Victim Services Analyst to assist with a project to redesign, configure, and integrate victim information into the Department’s case management system, STAR:TNG, as well as research and coordinate communications with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for victim restitution. The project will provide the Department with significant benefits, by eliminating the need for data entry into two systems and ensuring staff have sufficient case information to make decisions in the performance of their job duties. In addition, the project will ensure workload information is accurately documented.
Ms. Marshall previously worked as a Victim Advocate with the Bureau of Victim Services. She is knowledgeable of the Bureau’s existing system and the operational needs driving the redesign of the case management system and integration with STAR:TNG. The Department expects the employment contract to be part-time, and hours may vary according to the phases of the project.
Although the Department has not engaged in an employment contract with a Victim Services Analyst in the past, the contract terms are consistent with the Department’s current employment contracts and the County’s standard clauses.
The recommended employment contract will be effective November 14, 2026, as this is the first day of a pay period nearest to this Board of Supervisors meeting. The employee will not perform services or receive compensation under the contract prior to Board approval.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Scott Runyan, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on October 28, 2026; Human Resources (Jose Mancilla, Employment Division Chief, 387-6080) on October 28, 2026; and County Finance and Administration (Eduardo Mora, Administrative Analyst, 387-4376) on October 30, 2026.