Adoption of Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27.06, an Ordinance amending Santa Clara County Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27 relating to compensation of employees adding one unclassified Attorney III - Public Defender or Attorney II - Public Defender or Attorney I - Public Defender position in the Office of the Public Defender. Position shall expire at 11:59 p.m., on January 30, 2028.

County of Santa Clara Office of the Public Defender 129906 DATE: August 11, 2026 TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: Damon J. Silver, Public Defender James R. Williams, County Executive SUBJECT: Salary Ordinance Adding Unclassified Attorney Position in the Office of the Public Defender RECOMMENDED ACTION Adoption of Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27.06, an Ordinance amending Santa Clara County Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27 relating to compensation of employees adding one unclassified Attorney III - Public Defender or Attorney II - Public Defender or Attorney I Public Defender position in the Office of the Public Defender. Position shall expire at 11:59 p.m., on January 30, 2028. • Introduce and preliminarily adopt on August 11, 2026. • Adopt (Final) on August 25, 2026. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION Refer to Legislative File No. 129948. STEPS FOLLOWING APPROVAL The Clerk of the Board shall notify Hong Cao and Sarah McCarthy in the Office of the Public Defender. LINKS: • Linked From: 129948 : Approve Request for Appropriation Modification No. 13 $514,180 transferring funds from the Office of the County Executive budget to the Office of the Public Defender budget relating to the addition of an...

ORDINANCE NO. NS-5.27.06 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SANTA CLARA COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. NS-5.27 RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES The Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara ordains as follows: SECTION 1: In SECTION 27 - PUBLIC DEFENDER - BU 204 the following shall be added: *40*103*953* 1 OR OR W6P W7P W8P Attorney III - Public Defender – U Attorney II - Public Defender – U Attorney I - Public Defender – U SECTION 2: In Section FOOTNOTES, the following shall be added: *953* One (1) Attorney III - Public Defender – U or Attorney II - Public Defender – U or Attorney II - Public Defender – U (W6P/W7P/W8P) in the OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER shall be deleted effective 11:59 pm on January 30, 2028. SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall take effect August 25, 2026. This Ordinance shall be implemented on August 31, 2026. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara, State of California, on _______________________ by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ______________________________________ OTTO LEE, President Board of Supervisors Signed and certified that a copy of this document has been delivered by electronic or other means to the President,...