City Attorney’s Office
Budget Presentation
June 2022
Budget Year 2022 – 2023
CAO Provides Legal Services To All Officials
2 Council
City Attorney
Chief Assistant
Litigation
Chief Assistant
Code Enforcement
Chief Assistant
Transactions
Manager
and StaffMayor
Successor
Agency
Boards
Commissions
Clerk
CAO Staffing
For Board and Commissions, City Attorney currently has attorneys that routinely attend and advise:
1. Planning Commission
2. Historic Preservation Commission
3. Parks Recreation and Arts Commission
4. Civil Service Board
5. Deferred Comp Board
3 The CAO Team
Chief Assistants
Assistants, Supervising Deputies
Deputy City Attorneys
Administrative Staff
Paralegals
Support Staff
4 The Code Team
Community Compliance
Rental Housing
Special Teams
Legal Team, Administrative Support and
Accounting Teams
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City Attorney’s Office Services
Contracts Defense Litigation Rental Inspection/ASET
Procurement Plaintiff’s Litigation Receiverships
Ordinances Class Actions Illegal/Tire Dumping Resolutions Labor Advice CUP Enforcement Ethics Advice Employee Contracts Liquor Store Inspections Charter Analysis Employee Discipline Motel Inspections CEQA Investigations Vacant Buildings Land Use PD Advice Abatement Impact Fees FMC Prosecution Demolitions Taxes Public Records Act Vacant Lots Elections District Teams
Council Procedure School Area Team
Commissions Mobilehome Parks
Eviction Protection
Encampment Cleanups
Collections/Assessments
Illegal Dispensaries
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City Attorney’s Office
FY 2022
Current Authorized Positions
Attorneys 29
Managers/Supervisors 13
Secretaries/Admin 19
Investigators 1
Paralegals 8
Accounting 5
Inspectors/Labor 73
Total: 148
8 current vacancies
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FY 2023
Base General Fund $22,396,000
Additional Requests Submitted $ 1,405,000
Carryover - Council Motion* $ 200,000
Tire Grant $ 215,100
Total $24,216,100
*Estimated – If added by motion
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FY 2023
Base General Fund $22,396,000
Additional Requests Submitted $ 1,405,000
Carryover - Council Motion* $ 200,000
Tire Grant $ 215,100
Total $24,216,100
*Estimated – If added by motion
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FY 2023
Base General Fund $22,396,000
Additional Requests Submitted $ 1,405,000
Carryover - Council Motion* $ 200,000
Tire Grant $ 215,100
Total $24,216,100
*Estimated – If added by motion
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FY 2023
Base General Fund $22,396,000
Additional Requests Submitted $ 1,405,000
Carryover - Council Motion* $ 200,000
Tire Grant $ 215,100
Total $24,216,100
*Estimated – If added by motion
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FY 2023
Base General Fund $22,396,000
Additional Requests Submitted $ 1,405,000
Carryover - Council Motion* $ 200,000
Tire Grant $ 215,100
Total $24,216,100
*Estimated – If added by motion
12 Budget Approaches - Policy
• What services do you want?
• What does that cost?
• What funds are available?
• What services can you get for that?
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City Attorney’s Office
FY 2023
Base General Fund $22,396,000
Additional Requests Submitted $ 358,000
Carryover - Council Motion* $ 200,000
Tire Grant $ 215,100
Total $23,169,100
*Estimated – If added by motion
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City Attorney’s Office
FY 2023
Considerations/Motions
Outside Counsel - $125,000
Positions (2 paralegals) to bring municipal
prosecution in house- $191,000 (instead of contract
attorney $130,000)
Add 1 temp. law clerk - $35,000
Carryover
Mobile Home Rent Review - $7,000 (shift of duties
from Planning)
Eviction Protection
Mobile Home Park & Rental Housing Inspection
Immigration Deportation Legal Assistance
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Questions or Comments?
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