assigned to that unit, office, or division of the organization. That supervisor will also be responsible for making recommendations to the organizational head in regard to termination or discipline of attorneys and staff in that unit, office, or division of the organization. No attorney shall have access to the case files or confidential client information relating to any clients in conflict with those of the unit, office, or division in which that attorney works. The separate units, offices, or divisions within the organization may share: Funding source(s); An administrative unit with responsibility for budgeting, personnel, payroll, procurement of office supplies and equipment, office maintenance, and ensuring that all groups are of comparable quality (with no access to confidential information and no role in handling cases); Executive leadership responsible for: Hiring, training standards, other general policies (that are not case specific) in regard to the operation, function, and management of the organization; Crafting the organization’s policies on systemic issues and reforms; and Accountability to the Court and AOC for the organization’s fulfillment of its contractual obligations; A law library; Form and brief banks; and A supply room. Subcontractor Approach: Proposer will into subcontracts with other qualified attorneys or law firms, to provide representation to any clients the Proposer cannot represent. The subcontractor attorneys and/or firms must be separate organizationally from the Proposer’s firm, and must not share with Proposer any files, staff, computer systems, facilities, case information or any other resources that would compromise client confidentiality. Proposer is responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient subcontractor resources available to represent all clients for whom the Proposer is responsible, regardless of how many individual clients in each case require representation. Proposer must ensure that subcontractors provide high quality representation. Proposals should include information about how high quality representation will be assured, including meeting the attorney performance standards described in section 5 below, when cases are assigned to subcontractors. trial
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL SYSTEMS MEETINGS Contractor shall participate in systems meetings that are intended to improve services for Children and families in dependency court. DRAFT PROGRAM GOALS A key goal of the DRAFT Program is to improve outcomes for children and families in the dependency system. The tables below show the most recent available data for Plumas County, as compared with the rest of the state, for the measures that have been adopted by the DRAFT Program for evaluation purposes, having been identified by DRAFT attorneys as outcomes impacted by their work. [Remainder of page left blank intentionally] Plumas Outcomes Measures Kin Placements Siblings Placed Together October 2013 October 2013 Dependent Children in Care % with Kin Kin Non-Kin Plumas 44 31.8% Plumas 33.3% 80.0% California w/o Plumas 53,381 39.3% California w/o Plumas 84.0% 64.7% Reunification w/in 12 months Reunification w/in 24 months October 2011–Sept 2012 October 2010–Sept 2011 Kin Non-Kin Kin Non-Kin Plumas 14.3% 62.5% Plumas 82.4% 76.9% California w/o Plumas 36.5% 40.2% California w/o Plumas 64.0% 54.4% w/in 12 months Guardianship w/in 24 months October 2011–Sept 2012 October 2010–Sept 2011 Kin Non-Kin Kin Non-Kin Plumas 0.0% 20% Plumas 5.9% 0.0% California w/o Plumas 10.1% 13.8% California w/o Plumas 11.0% 1.3%