Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this section shall apply to the official court reporters in Tehama County.

(a) The regular full-time official court reporters shall perform the following duties:

(1) Report all criminal proceedings in superior court.

(2) Report all juvenile proceedings other than those heard by the juvenile court referee or traffic hearing officer.

(3) Report all civil jury trials in superior court, unless the court determines it is not required.

(4) Report any other proceeding in the superior court at the request of the judge of the superior court.

(5) Report any superior court proceeding when a party requests a court reporter in accordance with the rules of court.

(6) Report all criminal investigations of the grand jury, when requested by the foreman or the district attorney.

(7) Report the preliminary examination of those accused of crime before magistrates or municipal court judges within Tehama County, or both.

(8) Report coroner’s inquests, when requested by the coroner.

(9) Report hearings of the Board of Equalization of the County of Tehama, as requested by that board.

(10) Other reporting or related services, as directed by the judges of the superior court.

(11) When not occupied with the above duties, and upon request of the board of supervisors and approval of the presiding judge of the superior court, they shall report matters before the board of supervisors.

(12) Such other duties as are required to insure the provision of court reporter services.

(b) Each regular full-time court reporter shall be paid a monthly salary of two thousand two hundred sixty-seven dollars ($2,267), unless the Board of Supervisors of Tehama County, by ordinance, provides for compensation in excess of that amount, in which event the compensation set by ordinance shall apply. The salary is for compensation for reporting services set forth under subdivision (a). For all transcriptions incident to reporting services, each reporter shall receive the fees provided for in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941).

The regular, full-time official court reporters shall be entitled the same privileges with respect to retirement, vacation (upon approval of judge to whom assigned), sick leave, and group insurance, which either is now, or hereafter may be, provided by ordinance to other comparable employees of the County of Tehama.

For retirement credit purposes, compensation earnable shall be deemed to be the annual total of all salary and transcription fees paid by the County of Tehama to each regular official reporter up to a maximum of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).

(c) When the regular full-time official court reporters are occupied in the performance of their duties and services pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (a), the judge or judges of the superior court may appoint as many additional official court reporters, who shall be known as official reporters pro tempore, as the business of the court may be carried on without delay. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, when an assignment of a pro tempore reporter is made to proceedings in the superior court, the assignment shall be deemed to run to the completion of the proceeding.

Reporters pro tempore shall be paid in accordance with the rate of compensation as set by the board of supervisors. For all transcriptions incident to reporting services, each reporter shall receive the fees provided for in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941). The per diem, traveling and other expenses, and the fees chargeable to the county under the terms of these provisions shall be a proper county charge.

(d) During the hours during which the court is open, as prescribed by the Tehama County Superior Court for the transaction of judicial business, official court reporters shall devote full time to the performance of the duties required of them by law and shall not engage, or solicit to engage, in any other employment in their professional capacity unless otherwise excused by a judge of the superior court.

If the official court reporter or a pro tempore reporter serves past 5:30 p.m., he or she shall receive an additional fee equal to one-half the per diem rate established by the board of supervisors. If the official court reporter or a pro tempore reporter serves past 8:30 p.m., he or she shall receive a second additional fee equal to one-half the per diem rate. Accumulation of hours in a given day shall be without regard as to the number of courts in which the reporter provides reporting service.

In order that the salary provided for regular full-time official court reporters shall remain equitable and competitive, the salary herein provided for shall be adjusted and increased by the same salary adjustment percentage for the classification entitled the superior court clerk enacted on or before July 1, 1985, by the County of Tehama.

(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1374, Sec. 2. Effective October 1, 1985.)