Board Operations
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, January 7, 2010 - Saturday, January 9, 2010
* - *
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, Howard Miller at (213) 977-0211. 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, Richard Rubin, George Davis, William Gailey, William Hebert, Rex Heinke, Paul Kramer, Jr., Michael Marcus, Patricia White, Jeannine English.
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.

* On January 7th the Board Committee on Operations will meet at the conclusion of the Audit Committee meeting. On January 9th the Board Committee on Operations will meet at the conclusion of the Legal Services Committee, and will address matters not completed at the January 7th Board Committee on Operations meeting.
Open Session

I. Chair's Report
Oral Report
II. Consent
NONE
III. Action
A. Referrals to Other Committees
III. Action
Referral List 1-7-2010
B. Conflict of Interest Code for Designated Employees - Return from Public Comment (JAN 54-111)
III. Action
54-111 JAN 10 Conflict of Interest
C. State Bar Section and Committee Sponsored Affirmative Legislative Proposals (JAN 112)
III. Action
112 JAN 10 SB Affirmative Legislative Proposals
D. State Bar Sponsored Legislation - Mandatory Fee Arb (JAN 113)
III. Action
113 JAN SB Sponsored Legislation Mandatory Fee Arb
E. Government Affairs Contract Approval (JAN 114)
III. Action
114 JAN 10 Gov Affairs Contract
Attachments:
114 JAN 10 Gov Affairs Contract ATT
F. 2010 Fee Statement - Report and Potential Action (JAN 115)
G. Personnel Staffing - Report and Potential Action (JAN 116)
IV. Discussion/Information
A. Board of Governors Election 2010
IV. Discussion/Information
2010 Board Election Item IV.A
V. Reports
NONE
Closed Session

I. Consent
NONE
II. Action
A. Claim of Paul H. Curtis #183457 (JAN 3111) * THIS ITEM HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
B. Personnel and Personnel Working Group Reports ( JAN 3113) ** *** ****
III. Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
IV. Discussion/Information
NONE
V. Reports
A. Annual Convention Planning, Report of Action taken on December 2, 2009, by the Board Committee on Operations on Behalf of the Board (JAN 3112-A)*
B. Claim of Vincent Ramirez Ulloa, Report of Action taken on December 2, 2009, by the Board Committee on Operations on Behalf of the Board (JAN 3112-B) *
* 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.