Board Operations
Notice and Agenda
Friday, November 19, 2010
11:30 a.m.
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 538-2000

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Cathy Torney at (415) 538-2337 or Chair, William Hebert at (415) 374-8370. Committee members are requested to notify the Committee Coordinator as early as possible in advance of the meeting if they wish to remove any item/s from the consent agenda.

Committee Members: Judy Johnson, George Davis, Jeannine English, Angela Davis, Laura Chick, Jon Streeter, Michael Tenenbaum, Joseph Chairez.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

For meetings of the Board and Board Committees. Committee meetings and items scheduled for a particular day may be moved to an earlier or later day to facilitate business of the Board and Board Committees.

The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

I. Chair's Report
Oral Report
II. Consent
NONE
III. Action
A. Responsibilities and Process
B. Referrals to Other Committees
C. Conflict of Interest Code for Designated Employees for Year 2010, Request to Release for Public Comment
D. Title 6 Amendment re Location of State Bar Committee Meetings, Request to Release for Public Comment
E. State Bar Rule 7.8 Re Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission Records, Amendment, Return from Public Comment (Nov 112-A)
F. Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission Process Review Committee Recommendations, Return from Public Comment (Nov 112-B)
G. Rule 6.9 re California Young Lawyer Association Board Representative, Return from Public Comment (Nov 112-C)
H. Cost Recovery Pursuit Policy, Proposed Amendments (Nov 112-D)
I. Delegation of Claims to a Claims Officer (Nov 112-E)
J. Roldan v Superior Court, Request for Amicus Curiae Participation (Nov 112-F) Withdrawn
K. Proposed Revisions to Committee of Bar Examiners Refund Policy (Nov 112-G)
L. Request to Approve Increase in Flat Rate Reimbursement to Local Fee Arbitration Programs (Nov 112-H)
M. Contract Authorization, Addendum to Rules Revision Consultant Agreement (Nov 112-I)
N. Quarterly Financial Statements (Nov 51, 52, 53)
O. 2011 Proposed Budget - Adoption (Nov 112-L)
P. Governmental Affairs Contract - Update/Status Report and Potential Action (Nov 112-M)
Q. Memorandum of Understanding Modification, Investigator Overtime, Ratification (Nov 112-N)
R. Contract Approval  (NOV 702)
IV. Discussion/Information
NONE
V. Reports
A. Legal Services Trust Fund Banking Regulations, Authorization for LSTF to Provide Public Comment, Report of Action Taken via E-mail poll on August 10, 2010, by the Board Committee on Operations on Behalf of the Board Between Meetings (Nov 112-J)
B. State Bar Rule 7.8 re Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission Records, Amendment, Report of Action Taken September 2, 2010, by the Board Committee on Operations on Behalf of the Board Between Meetings (Nov 112-K)
Closed Session

I. Consent
NONE
II. Action
A. Roldan v Superior Court, Request for Amicus Curiae Participation (Nov 112-F) * Withdrawn
B. Appointments (NOV 6011, 6012, 6021)
III. Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda **
A. Advice re Government Affairs Representative: Status Report and Potential Action (NOV 112-M)
IV. Discussion/Information
A. 120 Howard, Status Report (oral report) **
V. Reports
A. Communication Update to Executive Branch, Report of Action Taken September 2, 2010, by the Board Committee on Operations on Behalf of the Board Between Meetings (Nov 3111) **
B. Claim of Philip Kay, Report of Action Taken October 13, 2010, by the Board Committee on Operations on Behalf of the Board Between Meetings (Nov 3112) *
C. Union Meet and Confer Issues Potential Resolution, Report of Action Taken October 13, 2010, by the Board Committee on Operations on Behalf of the Board Between Meetings (Nov 3113) ****
The rules of the State Bar permit Board members who are not committee members to participate but not vote in the committee meeting. If a majority of Board members is present, the meeting is a meeting of the Board as a whole but no formal action by the full Board will take place.

* Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(a) to consult with counsel concerning pending or prospective litigation.

** Closed under Rule 6.53(A)(1) of the Rules of the State Bar to receive advice of counsel.

*** Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(d) to consider personnel matters.

**** Closed under Rule 6.53(A)(2) of the Rules of the State Bar to confer regarding union or labor matters.

***** Closed under Rule 6.53(A)(3) of the Rules of the State Bar to confer regarding the negotiation of the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of real property.
   
 
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