Comprehensive Organizational and Operational Analysis of the District Attorney¡¯s Office

The County Administrator’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office are undertaking this effort to review and provide recommendations which address a backlog of criminal cases, as well as unfunded legislative mandates in the criminal justice system that have added additional responsibilities and increased workloads officewide. The intent of this project is to provide a summary report and specific recommendations regarding the organizational structure of the office, procedures, responsibilities and staffing and budgetary resources allocated within the District Attorney’s Office, and what is required to ensure the most effective utilization of limited financial resources, including specific recommendations regarding whether or not additional resources or modified processes are required to accomplish the department’s mission and obligations.

This project should also assess how new mandates for the District Attorney’s Office have impacted workloads within the office. These new mandates include Racial Justice Act motions, PRA requests, 1437 returns, Bruen motions, increasing serious juvenile cases, mental health diversion, discovery processing demands, and increasing law and motion demands.

When reviewing the County’s economic health, financial capacity, or delivery of services, the County typically compares itself with seven other counties that share similar economic geographic and social characteristics (Comparable Counties) from year to year: Napa, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma. The intent of the report is also to understand organizational and operational similarities and differences between Marin and other counties, which may include these comparable counties and/or others that may prove to be more relevant in considering comparisons of a District Attorney’s Office.

• 2023 RFP Draft Marin County DA Organizational Review_updated [PDF]
• Q&A [PDF]