REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 10, 2023
FROM
JASON ANDERSON, District Attorney
SUBJECT
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Employment Contract for Deputy District Attorney IV
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Employment Contract with Grover Merritt as a Deputy District Attorney IV effective January 16, 2023 through June 28, 2024, for an estimated cost not to exceed $169,486 ($164,486 Salary, $5,000 Benefits).
(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.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the need for additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total cost of the employment contract is estimated at $169,486 from January 16, 2023 through June 28, 2024. This cost is based on a maximum of 960 hours of work per fiscal year per California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), at the hourly rate of $85.67, an amount comparable to a Deputy District Attorney IV performing similar duties. Current year costs will be funded through salary savings from staffing vacancies within the District Attorney's (Department) 2022-23 budget and will be included in the Department's 2023-24 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The 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 26500. The Department's Appellate Services Unit (ASU) handles criminal writs and appeals on behalf of the Department, along with significant Superior Court post-conviction litigation and other matters. Assignments within this unit focus on petitions for writs of habeas corpus, other writs of mandate and prohibition, appeals within the District Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court of C...
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