Resolution 12242CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 12242
URGING THE ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ADEQUATELY
STAFF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL COURT BRANCH
OFFICE AND OPPOSING PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS IN ALAMEDA
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
WHEREAS, the Alameda County District Attorney's office
currently maintains a municipal court branch office in the City of
Alameda; and
WHEREAS, the proposed 1992-1993 Maintenance Of Effort Budget
of the Alameda County District Attorney's office contains proposed
program reduction targets of 22.6%, and includes closure of Branch
Offices and the elimination of forty-eight deputy district
attorneys; and
WHEREAS, it is currently proposed by the District Attorney's
office that the Alameda Municipal Court Branch Office would have to
be eliminated in order to effect the 22.6% reduction; and
WHEREAS, the branch office in Alameda County Courthouse is
presently staffed by two Deputy District Attorneys and support
staff who prosecute the City of Alameda misdemeanors; and
WHEREAS, if the branch office of the Alameda District
Attorney's Office is closed, the City of Alameda could be required
to provide prosecutorial services for all misdemeanor crimes
originating within Alameda; and
WHEREAS, providing prosecutorial services could necessitate
that Alameda either contract with the County to hire District
Attorneys and staff at the estimated cost of $253,260.00 per year,
or authorize the City Attorney's office to prosecute misdemeanors
and budget for additional Deputy City Attorneys and sufficient
staff in order to accept this function; and
WHEREAS, in light of Alameda's current financial crisis, the
additional expense that would be imposed by either of the above
options would have a devastating impact on the City's ability to
deliver vital city services; and
WHEREAS, the proposed budget reductions are irresponsible and
not in the best interest of the citizens of Alameda.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Alameda that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors is hereby
requested and urged to adequately fund and staff the Office of the
District Attorney to ensure the continued maintenance of the
Alameda Municipal Court Branch Offices.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Alameda that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors is hereby
requested and urged to seek a more responsible alternative to
reducing county expenditures that do not dismantle the criminal
justice system and pass any additional burden onto local
jurisdictions.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall transmit a
copy of this resolution to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the
City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 5th day of
May , 1992, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Arnerich, Comicial, Lucas, Roth
and President Withrew - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 6th day of May , 1992.
Dian B. Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda