Vote: approved

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26. AMENDMENT TO “ATTORNEY MANAGEMENT AND CAREERPATH” FOR INDIGENT REPRESENTATION CAPITAL ATTORNEYS Approve an increase of two (from 43 to 45) in the number of Capital Attorneys allowed for Indigent Defense per the ‘Attorney Management & Professional Career Paths’, approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 18, 2007 (C-49-07-047-6-00). This item requests authorization for an increase in the number of Capital Attorneys allowed for Indigent Defense per the Attorney Management & Professional Career Paths. The Attorney Management & Professional Career Path for the Indigent Representation Offices was originally approved by the Board on April 18, 2007. Indigent Defense would like to increase the capital unit by one team to allow for additional case capacity in the Public Defender’s Office. This will require the number of allowed capital attorneys to increase form 43 to 45. Without the additional capacity in the staffed offices, the Office of Public Defense Services will be required to appoint contract attorneys at a higher cost per case. Funding for this action will come from budgeted money transferred from the Office of Public Defense Services to the Public Defender’s Office. The authority for such transfer has been given by the Board to the County Manager and the amount will be determined and approved by the Office of Management and Budget. Stipend amounts for Capital Attorneys will remain unchanged. Capital Case Lead Counsel and Senior General Counsel would receive $17,500; and Capital Case second chair attorneys would receive $10,000. Attorneys working less than a full time schedule would receive a pro rated share of the applicable stipend. The stipend would be paid out in substantially even increments based on the number of pay periods during the calendar year. The stipend is temporary “management assignment” or “professional assignment” pay pursuant to Section VII.A of the Maricopa County Employee Compensation Plan, and would end if the services of the employee are not longer needed in the function in the discretion of the appointing authority. (C-49-07-047-6-01)

Vote: approved

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30. AMENDMENT TO “ATTORNEY MANAGEMENT AND CAREERPATH” FOR INDIGENT REPRESENTATION CAPITAL ATTORNEYS Approve an increase of four (from 45 to 49) in the number of Capital Attorneys allowed for Public Defense Services (Indigent Defense) per the ‘Attorney Management & Professional Career Paths’, approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 18, 2007 (C-49-07-047-6-00) and subsequently amended on October 1, 2008 (C-49-07-047-6-01). This item requests authorization for an increase in the number of Capital Attorneys allowed for Public Defense Services per the Attorney Management & Professional Career Paths. The Attorney Management & Professional Career Path for Public Defense Services was approved by the Board on April 18, 2007 and amended on October 1, 2008. Public Defense Services would like to increase the capital attorneys in the Office of the Legal Advocate by one (1) position. Public Defense Services would like to increase the capital attorneys in the Office of the Legal Defender by three (3) positions. This will require the number of allowed capital attorneys to increase from 45 to 49. Without the additional capacity in the staffed offices, the Office of Contract Counsel will be required to appoint contract attorneys at a higher cost per case. Stipend amounts for Capital Attorneys will remain unchanged. Capital Case Lead Counsel and Senior General Counsel would receive $17,500; and Capital Case second chair attorneys would receive $10,000. Attorneys working less than a full time schedule would receive a prorated share of the applicable stipend. The stipend would be paid out in substantially even increments based on the number of pay periods during the calendar year. The stipend is temporary “management assignment” or “professional assignment” pay pursuant to Section VII.A of the Maricopa County Employee Compensation Plan, and would end if the services of the employee are not longer needed in the function in the discretion of the appointing authority. (C-49-07-047-6-02)

Vote: approved

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20. COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ATTORNEY MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATH Approve the County Attorney’s Office Attorney Management and Professional Career Path dated December 15, 2010 pursuant to the Maricopa County Employee Compensation Plan. This career path combines the County Attorney’s Management and Professional Career Paths for Criminal Practice Attorneys with the County Attorney’s Management and Professional Career Paths for Civil Practice Attorneys, cleans-up the language from the previous career paths, changes from an annual stipend to a biweekly stipend, and authorizes the County Attorney’s Office to utilize Management and Professional Assignments for attorney supervisors, attorney managers, capital attorneys, and senior general counsel attorneys. This management and professional career path replaces the Attorney Management and Professional Career Paths approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 18, 2007 (C-49-07-047-6-00) and on October 1, 2007 (C-49-08-013-0-00), and all previous attorney career paths applicable to the County Attorney’s Office. (C-49-11-023-6-00)

Vote: approved

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21. PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES ATTORNEY MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATH Approve the Public Defense Services Attorney Management and Professional Career Path dated December 15, 2010 pursuant to the Maricopa County Employee Compensation Plan. This career path cleans-up the language from previous career paths, changes the annual stipend to a biweekly stipend, and authorizes Public Defense Services to utilize Management and Professional Assignments for attorney supervisors, attorney managers, and capital attorneys. This management and professional career path replaces the Attorney Management and Professional Career Path approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 18, 2007 (C-49-07-047-6-00), subsequently amended on October 1, 2008 (C-49-07-047-6-01) and on March 17, 2010 (C-49-07-047-6-02), and all previous attorney career paths applicable to Public Defense Services. (C-49-11-024-6-00)

Vote: approved

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22. AMEND THE PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES ATTORNEY MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATH Amend the Public Defense Services Attorney Management and Professional Career Path approved by the Board on December 15, 2010 pursuant to the Maricopa County Employee Compensation Plan. The revised career path corrects a rounding error used to calculate the biweekly stipends that were approved by the Board on December 15, 2010. This management and professional career path replaces the Attorney Management and Professional Career Path approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 18, 2007 (C-49-07-047-6-00), subsequently amended on October 1, 2008 (C-49-07-047-6-01) and on March 17, 2010 (C-49-07-047-6-02), the career path approved on December 15, 2010 (C-49-11-024-6-00), and all previous attorney career paths applicable to Public Defense Services. (C-49-11-024-6-01)

Vote: approved

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23. AMEND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY’S MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATH Amend the County Attorney’s Office Attorney Management and Professional Career Path approved by the Board on December 15, 2010 pursuant to the Maricopa County Employee Compensation Plan. The revised career path eliminates the assignments no longer used by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Civil Division (1 manager and 8 senior general counsel professional assignments) and corrects a rounding error used to calculate the biweekly stipends that were approved by the Board on December 15, 2010. This management and professional career path replaces the Attorney Management and Professional Career Paths approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 18, 2007 (C-49-07-047-6-00), on October 1, 2007 (C-49-08-013-0-00), on December 15, 2010 (C-49-11-023-6-00), and all previous attorney career paths applicable to the County Attorney’s Office. (C-49-11-023-6-01)