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AGENDA ITEM REVIEW FORM |
2.E.
Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 11/04/2020
- Department Head:
- Kay Macuil
- Submitted By:
- Kay Macuil, City Attorney, Attorney's Office
Action Requested:
Discussion Item - No Action to be Taken
ITEM:
Discussion and possible directions to staff on any and all matters regarding budget adjustment for unavoidable overtime in the City Prosecutor's Office. (Jose de la Vara, City Prosecutor and Kay Marion Macuil, City Attorney)
SUMMARY:
The Prosecutor’s Office consists of one (1) attorney (exempt from overtime) and one (1) paralegal (not exempt from overtime).
Due to the enormous caseload and deadlines, including constitutional requirements for speedy trial in criminal cases, compensatory time is not feasible. The court has been accommodating as much as it can within the speedy-trial time limits.
In September, the budget for overtime was spent. There is no indication that the caseload will decrease. Staff recommends the transfer of funds from the City Attorney’s Legal Expenses Line to the Prosecutor’s Overtime Line as follows:
$530.00 for September and October
$3,970.00 to budget for the remainder of the fiscal year through June 30, 2021
$4,500.00 total transfer amount.
Due to the enormous caseload and deadlines, including constitutional requirements for speedy trial in criminal cases, compensatory time is not feasible. The court has been accommodating as much as it can within the speedy-trial time limits.
In September, the budget for overtime was spent. There is no indication that the caseload will decrease. Staff recommends the transfer of funds from the City Attorney’s Legal Expenses Line to the Prosecutor’s Overtime Line as follows:
$530.00 for September and October
$3,970.00 to budget for the remainder of the fiscal year through June 30, 2021
$4,500.00 total transfer amount.
RECOMMENDATION / SUGGESTED MOTION:
Discussion and possible directions to staff only, no action.
Fiscal Impact
- IS THERE FISCAL IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ITEM:
- Yes
- CITY/STATE/FEDERAL FUNDS:
- City
- TOTAL:
- $5,500.00
- BUDGETED AMOUNT:
- $1,000.00
- AVAILABLE AMOUNT TO TRANSFER:
- $4,500.00
- ACCT NAME & GL#/REMAINING BALANCE BEFORE PURCHASE:
- Legal Services 100.117.80003 $31,308
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT (IF THIS IS A BUDGET TRANSFER, YOU MUST ATTACH THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FORM):
We are requesting to approve a transfer of $4,500.00 from City Attorney Legal services budget to the Prosecutor's Department overtime budget to cover for non-budgeted overtime in the Prosecutor's office.