70047.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following provisions shall be applicable to the Stanislaus County Superior Court:
(a) In Stanislaus County, to assist the superior court in the transaction of its judicial business, a majority of the judges of the superior court, with the approval of the board of supervisors, may appoint as many regular official reporters as necessary to report the proceedings in the court.
(b) The regular official superior court reporters, unless the right to their services are waived, shall report all of the proceedings as otherwise provided by law or ordered by a superior court judge.
(c) The regular official court reporters shall be compensated at a range approved by the board of supervisors by ordinance or resolution.
In order that the salaries provided for in this section remain equitable and competitive, in the event an ordinance or resolution is adopted which provides a cost-of-living increase for employees of Stanislaus County, this salary range shall be deemed adjusted, increased, and amended by that ordinance or resolution.
(d) A regular official court reporter shall receive the same vacation, sick leave, retirement, and other benefits as are provided for county employees.
(e) For the purposes of retirement, the compensation of each reporter shall be deemed to be the total of all per diem and transcription fees paid by the county to all of the regular reporters of the superior court for all reporting services, divided by the number of superior court official reporters, plus his or her salary.
(f) The superior court executive officer shall appoint a supervising reporter to be compensated at an hourly rate that is 10 percent higher than Step 5 of the hourly rate specified in subdivision (c).
(g) For all transcriptions incident to reporting services, each reporter shall receive the fees provided for in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941) of this chapter. A court reporter shall also be allowed his or her traveling expenses as determined by the travel policy of Stanislaus County when reporting outside of the county seat.
(h) The judges of the superior court may appoint as many official superior court reporters pro tempore as the business of the court requires. They shall be unsalaried, but shall receive a per diem of 1/260 of Step 4 of the hourly rate set pursuant to subdivision (c).
(i) The county shall provide the official reporters with supplies for the performance of their courtroom duties, excluding hardware.
(j) The presiding judge of the superior court may, upon request of the presiding judge of the municipal court, assign an official superior court reporter to the municipal court during such times as the business of the municipal court requires. Official superior court reporters who are so assigned shall receive no additional compensation for that service.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 696, Sec. 45. Effective September 15, 1992.)