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Consider recommendations regarding non-safety job classification of Pretrial Services Specialist to allocate positions to the Probation Department, and approve a side letter agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the Service Employees International Union, Local 620, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution to establish the classifications of Pretrial Services Specialist (Class No. 6058, Range No. 6058, approximately $4,979.00 to $5,965.00 per month) and Pretrial Services Specialist - EXH (Class No. 8630, Range No. 8630, approximately $4,467.00 to $5,453.00 per month and to allocate seven (7) 1.0 FTE Pretrial Services Specialist legal positions, one (1) 1.0 FTE Deputy Probation Officer, Supervising, legal position, and one (1) 1.0 FTE Administrative Officer Professional I/II legal position to the Probation Department;
b) Approve a Side Letter Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the Service Employees International Union, Local 620 related to the transfer of pretrial services from the Superior Court to the County Probation Department; and
c) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), the above actions are a governmental fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and therefore is not a project subject to environmental review.