MODOC COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 of 3 Ned Coe, Supervisor District I Patricia Cullins, Supervisor District II Kathie Rhoads, Supervisor District III Elizabeth Cavasso, Supervisor District IV Geri Byrne, Supervisor District V Elizabeth Cavasso Chairperson Chester Robertson County Administrative Officer Board of Supervisors Room 204 S. Court St., Room # 203, Alturas, CA 90101 (530) 233-6201 http://www.co.modoc.ca.us/ SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020 1:00 PM NOTICE OF TEMPORARY PROCEDURES FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGS Pursuant to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the County of Modoc will be enacting social distancing procedures for the April 7, 2020 Board of Supervisors Special Meeting to members of the public and County staff. Additionally, members of the Board of Supervisors are allowed to attend the meeting via teleconference and to participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. To protect the public and the County of Modoc staff and Board of Supervisors Members, members of the public are encouraged to participate in Board meetings in the following ways: PUBLIC COMMENT The Board of Supervisors will be accepting alternate methods of public comment, as well as public comment on specific agenda items in the following ways: Audio Broadcasting of Meeting The public can listen to the audio broadcast of the Board of Supervisors meetings by visiting the following website:http://modoccountyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/default.aspx Public Comment via E-Mail Public Comment can be submitted via email to the Clerk of the Board at [email protected]All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2020 to be entered into the record. The e-mail must identify the agenda item the public member wishes to comment on and the content must remain within the three-minute time limit. Public Comment via Phone Public Comment will be accepted for each item via telephone by dialing (530) 708-7059 or (530) 949-7018.
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MODOC COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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Ned Coe, Supervisor District I
Patricia Cullins, Supervisor District II
Kathie Rhoads, Supervisor District III
Elizabeth Cavasso, Supervisor District IV
Geri Byrne, Supervisor District V
Elizabeth Cavasso
Chairperson
Chester Robertson
County Administrative Officer
Board of Supervisors Room
204 S. Court St., Room # 203, Alturas, CA 90101
(530) 233-6201
http://www.co.modoc.ca.us/
SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020
1:00 PM
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY PROCEDURES FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGS
Pursuant to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020,
relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the County of
Modoc will be enacting social distancing procedures for the April 7, 2020 Board of Supervisors Special
Meeting to members of the public and County staff. Additionally, members of the Board of Supervisors
are allowed to attend the meeting via teleconference and to participate in the meeting to the same extent
as if they were present.
To protect the public and the County of Modoc staff and Board of Supervisors Members,
members of the public are encouraged to participate in Board meetings in the following ways:
PUBLIC COMMENT
The Board of Supervisors will be accepting alternate methods of public comment, as well as public comment on specific
agenda items in the following ways:
Audio Broadcasting of Meeting
The public can listen to the audio broadcast of the Board of Supervisors meetings by visiting the following
County shall pay Law Firm a flat, monthly retainer of $10,000 ($120,000 annually) for all
County Counsel services as set forth in Exhibit A, with the exception of District Attorney
Responsibilities.
In consideration for this retainer, Law Firm shall generally bear its own costs and
expenses in providing County Counsel services. County, however, shall reimburse Law Firm for
the following extraordinary expenses advanced on the County's behalf:
Vehicle travel for non-standard trips
Not related to attendance of regular
County Board meetings
Applicable IRS rate per
mile x number of miles
Travel expenses for non-standard trips
not related to attendance of regular
County Board meetings
Reasonable cost of
overnight stays
and meals
Extraordinary postage or overnight
Delivery costs
Actual Cost
District Attorney
County shall pay Law Firm a flat, monthly retainer of $8,000 for all District Attorney
Responsibilities from April 15, 2020 to June 15, 2020. During this Period, partner Sophia R.
Meyer will act as the interim District Attorney, and Patricia Jean Van Ert and Kelsey Walsh will
provide Deputy District Attorney Services as needed.
Starting June 16, 2020, the County will compensate Law Firm on the following hourly rate for
District Attorney Services, as needed:
Attorneys Rate:
$150.00/hour
Paralegals:
$90.00/hour
Litigation Services
If retained by the County for any judicial or administrative proceeding as described in
Exhibit A, Law Firm would charge the County the following rates:
Lead/Trial Attorneys Rate: $200.00/hour
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Paralegals/Legal Assistant:
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Separate rates would be charged for litigation matters involving Child Protective Services
matters (''300 cases") and Public Guardian matters. These would be:
Attorneys Rate (blended):
$150.00/hour
Paralegals:
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For all litigation services, the firm would also include on monthly invoices reimbursement of
necessary costs incurred for the following:
Court filing fees
CourtCall expenses
Attorney services (includes service of process fees, arbitrators, and mediators)
Messenger services
Westlaw research outside of our prepaid service fee
FedEx, On Trac Overnight, or other one-day delivery services
Reasonable travel expenses and parking fees for court appearances, depositions,
arbitrations, mediations, and other necessary appointments
Actual costs for large reproduction projects if performed by an outside service, or $0.10
per page if performed in-house
Any other expense not listed above that becomes necessary for the successful resolution
of a particular litigation matter
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Sophia R. Meyer is an associate attorney in the Redding office of Prentice|Long, PC. Ms. Meyer’s practice includes municipal law, civil litigation, labor and employment law, and business law.
Ms. Meyer currently serves as Deputy County Counsel for Alpine County, Modoc County, and Trinity County and as Deputy City Attorney for the City of Ione. She also is the Deputy County Counsel to Sierra County for dependency matters. She is actively involved in providing clients with a full-range of services and has developed an expertise in a number of areas, including code enforcement, the
Brown Act, law enforcement, labor negotiations, public contracting, public administration, marijuana abatement issues and dependency law.
An Agriculture Business graduate of California State University, Chico Ms. Meyer got her Juris Doctor at Cal Northern School of Law in Chico California. After graduation, she was an assistant district attorney for Modoc County. As a prosecutor, Ms. Meyer handled a variety of misdemeanor and felony cases including child sexual abuse, domestic violence, juvenile offenders, dependency matters and public administration. Her vast knowledge of the law, litigation procedure and trials means that Ms. Meyer can resolve conflict while avoiding traumatic and expensive time in court. When mediation and settlement are not possible, Ms. Meyer is a zealous litigator and will fight for her clients in the courtroom.
Being very familiar with rural Northern California, Ms. Meyer has intimate knowledge of the special issues that rural counties deal with. Ms. Meyer has a working knowledge of rural communities including small town politics as well as knowledge of diverse agricultural issues including land use, zoning and water issues.
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Margaret E. Long (http://plelawfirm.com/attorneys/margaret-e-long/)
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P.J. Van Ert is an associate attorney in the Redding office of Prentice, Long PC. She specializes in municipal law, non-profit and civil litigation.
Ms. Van Ert currently serves as Deputy County Counsel for Alpine County, Modoc County, Sierra County and Trinity County. She is actively involved in providing these clients with a full range of services, and has developed an expertise in a number of areas, including code enforcement, labor/employment matters, and public contracting. Ms. Van Ert also acts as general counsel for the Far Northern Regional Center.
Ms. Van Ert’s experience includes over twelve years as a Deputy District Attorney for the County of Shasta. As a local prosecutor, Ms. Van Ert handled over 50 jury trials to verdict with excellent results. Ms. Van Ert specialized in cases involving juveniles, domestic violence, public services fraud (IHSS, Welfare), child sexual assault and molestation, and homicides. Appearing in criminal courts regularly, Ms. Van Ert is well versed in all aspects of the criminal justice system, subpoena duces tecum practices, and diversion. Ms. Van Ert also had considerable experience early in her career with civil insurance litigation defense and insurance coverage cases.
Ms. Van Ert completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California at Davis in Davis, California and her Juris Doctor at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law in Los Angeles, California. She is a Member of the California State Bar Association, Shasta-Trinity Counties Bar Association and the Shasta County Family Bar Association.
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