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Adopt a resolution to amend the List of Numbers and Classifications of Positions to add 1.0 FTE Deputy District Attorney V and delete 1.0 FTE Deputy District Attorney IV
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The District Attorney recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to amend the List of Numbers and Classifications of Positions to add 1.0 FTE Deputy District Attorney V and delete 1.0 FTE Deputy District Attorney IV.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Deputy District Attorney V (DDA V) classification is characterized by the responsibility to lead others or perform difficult assignments involving complex factual and legal issues. The DDA V is distinguished from the Chief Deputy District Attorney classification in that the Chief Deputy District Attorney is responsible for supervising the operations of a Legal Division. The DDA V position is distinguished from the Deputy District Attorney IV (DDA IV) classification in that the DDA IV does not provide for leading and directing attorneys within a division. DDA Vs in the District Attorney's Office prosecute the most serious homicide, domestic violence, and sexual assault cases, supervise prosecution teams in the department, or a combination of both responsibilities. The District Attorney's Office is currently allocated 7.0 FTE DDA V.
The District Attorney seeks the addition of 1.0 FTE DDA V to supervise the Financial Crimes Unit. The Financial Crimes Unit consists of the Consumer and Environmental Crimes Unit, the Real Estate Fraud Unit, the Workers' Compensation Unit, and the Automobile Fraud Unit. The Financial Crimes Unit is unique as it includes both criminal and civil prosecution units, where final disposition includes financial restitution for victims of real estate fraud, auto insurance fraud, workers' compensation fraud, consumer fraud, and environmental fraud. Civil prosecution often requ...
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