Title
Recommendation to Approve Adding a Prosecution Unit to the City Attorney's Office and to Provide for Facilities Upgrades to Accommodate New Staffing;
Adoption of Resolution Approving Workforce Changes in the City Attorney's Office to Add Two Positions: Assistant City Attorney and Paralegal, and Upgrade an Administrative Services Coordinator Position to Management Analyst;
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2019-20 General Fund Operating Budget by Increasing City Attorney's Office Appropriations by $172,000;
Authorize the City Attorney to Enter into Any Agreements Necessary with the Alameda County Superior Court and Alameda County District Attorney's Office to Effectuate the Implementation of the Program; and
Provide Direction on Whether the City Attorney's Office Should Work with the Charter Revision Subcommittee on a Potential Charter Amendment Authorizing Prosecution of State Law Misdemeanors. (Human Resources 2510)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Consistent with the City of Alameda (City) Charter's requirement that "The City Attorney shall prosecute all violations of the ordinances of the City," the City Attorney's Office (CAO) requests that the City Council authorize the creation of a City Prosecution Unit within the CAO, consisting of one full-time Assistant City Attorney (Prosecutor) and one full-time Paralegal (Investigator). Consistent with this request, the CAO further requests authorization to enter into any agreements necessary with the Alameda County Superior Court and Alameda County District Attorney's Office to effectuate the implementation of this program, and provide direction on whether the City Attorney's Office should work with the Charter Revision Subcommittee on any potential charter amendment authorizing prosecution of state law misdemeanors. Without such an amendment, City prosecutors are generally limited to prosecuting violations of local laws and must seek the con...
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