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District Attorney’s Office and the Human Resources Department recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 036-2023 to approve the following:
1) Addition of 2.0 FTE Deputy District Attorney I-IV positions;
2) Deletion of 2.0 FTE Sr. Office Assistant positions; and
3) Deletion of 1.0 FTE Sr. Office Assistant - Limited Term position in the District Attorney’s Office Authorized Personnel Allocation.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The District Attorney’s Office is requesting to add 2.0 FTE Deputy District Attorney positions and delete 3.0 Sr. Office Assistant positions from the department’s authorized personnel allocation primarily due to a change in business model and organization within the office.
Due to changes in law and court/office processes and updates in statistical data requirements, the District Attorney’s Office is experiencing a change in business model in which the Deputy District Attorneys (DDAs) will have an expanded role in case tracking, pre-filing diversion, post-filing diversion, lengthy court processes part of new justice initiatives within California, and post-conviction tasks. As a result of the adoption of an advanced Case Management System (CMS), significant workload has shifted from support staff to attorneys. For example, DDAs are now responsible for drafting documents, including charging documents, motions and pleadings, offer letters, NCF (no charges filed) notifications, agency follow-up requests, amending charges, rebuilding language, generating SDTs (subpoena duces tecum) and associated affidavits, basic case cleanup/maintenance in CMS, generating blood split requests, and completing case closeouts and dispositions, all of which were previously completed by support staff. With the new CMS requirements, it is apparent that it is more efficient for an attorney to complete these tasks themselves rather than support staff.
Additionally, over the last several years the stat...
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