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Adopt and present a resolution and plaque of appreciation recognizing Dana F. Vaughn, Deputy County Counsel, upon her retirement from the Office of County Counsel with nearly 30 years of public service, including 25 years with Solano County (Supervisor Vasquez)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
County Counsel recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt and present a resolution and plaque of appreciation recognizing Dana F. Vaughn, Deputy County Counsel, upon her retirement from the Office of County Counsel with nearly 30 years of public service, including 25 years with Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
After five years with the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office, Dana began working for Solano County on December 31, 1999 as a Deputy District Attorney where her assignments included the Narcotics Unit, Asset Forfeiture, Worker's Compensation Fraud, Auto Insurance Fraud Unit, Juvenile and General Felony Unit, and ending in the Family Violence Unit.
After spending 20 years in criminal courts, Dana made the leap to the civil practice of law and joined the Solano County Office of County Counsel on August 31, 2015 where she has been assigned to represent the Public Guardian, the Public Administrator, and the Older and Disabled Adults Units. In this capacity, Dana prepared hundreds of petitions for LPS and Probate conservatorships, the legal mechanisms that authorize the oversight of a person's finances or the placement and treatment of individuals who cannot make such decisions on their own behalf.
Building upon her relationship with the courts, Dana became the point of contact between the local courts and the mental health forensic team and, in this role, was instrumental in the implementation of Laura's Law and the development of the Diversion and Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs. Most importantly, Dana has taken the lead role ...
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