The Task Force on Trial Court Employees

February 9-10, 2000

San Francisco, California
AGENDA

Type of Meeting:

Twenty-second Meeting of the Task Force

Chair:

Justice James A. Ardaiz, Administrative Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District

Judicial Council Project Coordinator:

Ms. Judith A. Myers, Special Consultant, Administrative Office of the Courts

Meeting Objectives:

Provide updates on legislative process, private letter ruling, and survey reports
Review draft legislation and modify as appropriate
Discuss policy considerations related to staffing/personnel statutes
Review educational materials for court employees

Wednesday, February 9, 2000 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. OPEN SESSION


1. Welcome	ALL	10:00 a.m.
2. Review of January 13 Task Force Meeting and Announcements for Today’s Meeting	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair Judith A. Myers, Special Consultant, AOC	10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
3. Legislative Process Update Objective A	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair Anthony Williams, Sr. Governmental Affairs Analyst Office of Gov. Affairs	10:15 – 10:25 a.m.
4. Private Letter Ruling Update Objective A	Deborah Brown, Attorney, AOC	10:25 – 10:35 a.m.
5. Survey Reports and Actuarial Analysis Objective A	Hazel Ann Reimche, Supervising Human Resource Analyst, AOC	10:35 – 10:45 a.m.
6. Draft Legislation: Review and Discussion Objective B	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair Clark Kelso, Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Legis-lative Practice, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law	10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
*Working Lunch*	Task Force Members and Staff	12:00 –1:00 p.m.
Draft Legislation: Review and Discussion (continued)	Professor Clark Kelso, McGeorge School of Law	1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Break	Task Force Members and Staff	2:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Wednesday, February 9, 2000 (continued)

7. Policy Considerations: Staffing/Personnel Statutes

Objective C

Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair

Deborah Brown, Attorney, AOC

Professor Clark Kelso,

McGeorge School of Law

Liz Schiff, Facilitator, AOC

Task Force Members

2:45 – 3:55 p.m.

8. Closing Remarks Ardaiz

Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair

3:55 - 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 10, 2000 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. OPEN SESSION

Reminder: Breakfast on Your Own
1. Opening Remarks	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair	8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
2. Draft Legislation: Discussion	Professor Clark Kelso, McGeorge School of Law Liz Schiff, Facilitator, AOC Task Force Members	8:45 – 10:00 a.m.
Break	Task Force Members and Staff	10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
3. Policy Considerations: Staffing/Personnel Statutes	Professor Clark Kelso, McGeorge School of Law Liz Schiff, Facilitator, AOC Task Force Members	10:15 a.m.–12:00p.m.
*Working Lunch*	Task Force Members and Staff	12:00 –1:00 p.m.
4. Educational Materials Objective D	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair Liz Schiff, Facilitator, AOC Task Force Members	1:00 – 2:45 p.m.
5. Closing Remarks	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair	2:45 - 3:00 p.m.