In the end, Supervisor Matt Rexroad was the lone dissenting vote on a motion that would phase out the county's obligations to pay extra Judicial Benefits within two years. The board voted 4-1 to implement a termination in 2012 as an alternative to the other options already on the table.  On the other hand, without Mr. Rexroad's dogged advocacy on this issue, it is likely that his colleagues would not have gone even this far.

The compromise solution, if you will, arose out of the staff report's alternative view which would "provide notice of termination now and to extend the actual termination date to the next election cycle in 2012."

The California Judges Association has entered a fray between some members of the County Board of Supervisors and Judge David Rosenberg regarding supplemental fees paid by the county to Yolo County Judges, despite the fact that they are state employees rather than county employees.

In a July 14 letter from Michael P. Vicencia, President of the California Judges Association, he wrote, "The California Judges Association wishes to express its concern regarding a June 30,2010 letter sent by your staff to the Judges of the Yolo Superior Court and to the Administrative Office of the Courts, regarding the County's intention to terminate the payment of county-funded judicial benefits."

This morning the Woodland Daily Democrat is reporting that Yolo County Judge David Rosenberg is disputing whether a letter from County Administrator Patrick Blacklock to William Vickrey that the county believed would preserve the county's ability to terminate supplemental judicial benefits by filing just before the 180 period expired, in fact constitutes notice under the pertinent California Government Code section.

The notice was sent out at 4:59 pm Wednesday, just before the deadline to deadline to terminate county-funded benefits for four judges whose terms expire Jan. 1, 2011.