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DISTRICT ATTORNEY - District Attorney Matthew D. Rogers
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Requested Action(s)
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a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: DISTRICT ATTORNEY, B-52 - From CLR Realignment (2013-450570) to Contingency (2002-59000), $25,115; and from Contingency (2002-59000) to Standby Pay (2013-5101014), $23,286; to OASDI (2013-51021), $1,782; and to Unemployment Insurance (2013-51031), $47. (Requires a 4/5’s vote)
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Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact to the General Fund. District Attorney discretionary funds from CLR AB-109 DA/PD funds will be utilized to pay for this expense.
Background Information:
The District Attorney’s Office intends to initiate an on-call, stand-by program for Deputy District Attorneys to be available by phone for consultation, after normal work hours, with allied law enforcement agencies. The District Attorney’s Office sees a need for allied law enforcement agencies to be able to call and consult with our office outside of normal work hours. Our Deputy District Attorneys are represented by Joint Council, Local 39, and this program will be administered in accordance with the MOU between Joint Council and Tehama County.
It is commonplace for allied law enforcement agencies to contact the District Attorney’s Office after normal work hours to review search warrants, authorize initiation of asset forfeiture proceedings on assets seized in connection with narcotics offenses and for general discussion regarding individual cases. The Tehama County Superior Court Judges share an on-call rotation for review of search warrants and temporary restraining orders after hours because the work of the criminal justice system is not confined to normal work hours.
Currently, the District Attorney and Assistant District Attorney are on call for such consultations and will continue to be. Neither the District Attorney nor the Assistant District Attorney have ever received stand-by or on call compensation and will continue to not receive compensation for stand-by or on call time after the implementation of this program. This program is isolated to only our Deputy District Attorneys. It is our intention that this program will further enhance the ability of allied agencies to consult with the District Attorney’s Office after-hours. The District Attorney’s Office also intends for this program to strengthen alliances with allied agencies, give Deputy District Attorneys real-world experience and provide additional income for our Deputy District Attorneys.
This program will be funded through use of AB109 funding specifically allocated to the District Attorney’s Office for the remainder of FY25/26 and FY26/27. We intend to evaluate the effectiveness of the program after FY26/27 and determine whether to continue with the program. With respect to the use of AB109 funding, the District Attorney’s Office sees this program as falling squarely within AB109’s stated goals. Some of the stated goals of AB109 include reducing recidivism and enhancing community safety. This plan addresses both aforementioned goals by enhancing communication between the District Attorney’s Office and allied agencies, creating better opportunities for thorough and complete investigations, leading to successful prosecutions. Complete investigations and successful prosecutions should ultimately lead to reduced recidivism when offenders are held accountable for their crimes and not given the opportunity to re-offend. This program is in keeping with the mission of the District Attorney’s Office - to promote and enhance public safety.