HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-035WHEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors had earlier adopted
resolutions limiting public access hours of the Butte County Superior Court
and the Butte County Municipal Courts {Resolution Nos. 93-17fl, 93-173 and
93--176} to reflect the Board's general policy of limiting the County work
week to four days as set forth in Ordinance No. 31.03;
WHEREAS, the Butte County Superior and Municipal Courts have presented
compelling evidence to this Board that the reduced work week has resulted
in a growing backlog of work and cases, especially civil matters;
WHEREAS, the Butte County Superior and Municipal Courts have presented
compelling evidence that the reduced work week has adversely affected the
ability of these Courts to comply with the mandated disposition timelines;
WHEREAS, the Butte County Superior and Municipal Courts have presented
compelling evidence to this Board demonstrating that the reduced work week
may adversely affect the pending task of Court consolidation; and,
WHEREAS, the Butte County Superior and Municipal Courts have obtained
funding assurances from the State Trial Court budget Commission sufficient
to offset the increase in salaries and benefits necessary by a restoration
of a 40 hour per week court schedule; and,
WHEREAS, the State Trial Court Budget Commission has indicated that
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RESOLUTION RETURNING THE BUTTE COUNTY
SUPERIOR AND MUNICIPAL COURT OPERATIONS
TO A 40 HOUR WORK WEEK
such or similar augmentation be made permanent in an effort to establish
a state-wide uniform court operation week of 40 hours.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that:
1. the above-mentioned resolutions reducing the work weeks of the Butte
County Superior and Municipal Courts are hereby rescinded and the Butte
County Superior and Municipal Courts are no longer subject to the reduced
work-week established by Butte County Code Section 2-1;
2. the Butte County Superior and Municipal Courts be restored to a 40
hour per week schedule;
3. the return of the Butte County Superior and Municipal Courts to a 40
hour week schedule be done in such a manner as to eliminate or reduce any
impact upon any other County department, to the extent possible;
4. the continued restoration of a 40 hour court schedule is dependent
upon and subject to adequate funding of the same; should the state of
California substantially alter its trial court funding position, the Board
expressly reserves its discretion to reimpose the reduced work week.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Butte, State of California, on the 28 th day of February
1995 by the following votes:
AYES: supervisors Meyer, Dolan, Haux, '~homas and Chaa.r McLaughlin
NOES : None
ABSENT : None
NOT VOTING : Nor.e
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ED McLAUGHLIN, Ch it
Butte County Boar of Supervisors
ATTESTED:
JOHN BLACKLOCK
Chief Administrativ Officer
and the Clerk of th oard
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