Vote: approved

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25. EXEMPTION TO THE POST EMPLOYMENT (RETIREMENT) HEALTH PLAN ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (RHEP/PEHP) Approve an exemption to the Post Employment (Retirement) Health Plan Enhancement Program (RHEP), approved by the Board on March 16, 2009 and allow Director-Legal Defense position 00015412 to remain an active position in the Office of the Legal Defender. The Office of the Legal Defender requests an exemption to the RHEP requirement that positions vacated as a result of program participation be inactivated. Also, approve an exemption to the RHEP to allow management of Indigent Representation to utilize the full hiring range ($52.07 to $79.92) to recruit the Legal Defender (Director) position (00015412) and fill at a rate approved through the normal County process. The Director for the Office of the Legal Defender is retiring under the 2009 RHEP program. This position is responsible for overall management and direction as well as planning, directing, implementing, and achieving department strategic goals and objectives for the Legal Defender's Office and therefore must be filled as soon as possible. Assuming the position is filled at mid-point, this will result in an estimated savings of $23,039 as required under the 2009 Retirement Health Plan Enhancement Program. Since the Office of the Legal Defender has already achieved $244,007 in budgetary reductions in the General Fund for FY 2010, no further reductions are required at this time. (C-54-09-001-6-00)