SAN BENITO COUNTY
PUBLIC DEFENDER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Mindy Sotelo
Chair - District 3 Supervisor

Angela Curro
Vice Chair - District 4 Supervisor

Ashlyn Canez
Chief Probation Officer

Bianca Esparza
Community Member at Large

Jeanette Garcia Neal
Youth Alliance Organization

Sheriff's Conference Room (Second Floor)
2301 Technology Pkwy, Hollister, California 95023

PUBLIC DEFENDER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE - REGULAR MEETING-

APRIL 13, 2026
4:00 PM

Call to Order
This meeting will be IN PERSON ONLY. No Zoom link will be available.

Location: Sheriff's Conference Room (Second Floor) 2301 Technology Pkwy, Hollister, California 95023

Written Comments & Email Public Comment
Members of the public may submit comments via email by 5:00 PM on the Monday prior to the meeting to the clerk at maryanne@prenticelongpc.com

Public Comment Guidelines
A. The Committee welcomes your comments.
B. Each individual speaker will be limited to a presentation total of three (3) minutes or some other time as may be designed by the Chair.
C. Please keep your comments brief, and to the point, and do not repeat prior testimony, so that as many people as possible can be heard. Your cooperation is appreciated.

If you have any questions, please contact MaryAnne Aubin, at (831) 636-4040, or email maryanne@prenticelongpc.com

The Public Defender Oversight Committee welcomes you to this meeting and encourages your participation.
• If you wish to speak on a matter that does not appear on the agenda, you may do so during the Public Comment period at the beginning of the meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda. When addressing the Committee, please state your name for the record. Please address the Committee as a whole through the Chair.
• If you wish to speak on an item contained in the agenda, please seek recognition from the Chairman prior to consideration of the item.

1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2 ROLL CALL

3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF POSTING

3.a.

Acknowledge Certificate of Posting

Certificate of Posting - Public Defender Committee_04132026

4 PUBLIC COMMENT: Opportunity to address the Committee on items of interest not appearing on the agenda. No action may be taken unless provided by Govt—code Section 54954.2.

5 REGULAR AGENDA

5.a.

Approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting Held February 9, 2026

02-09-2026 Public Defender Oversight Committee Minutes

5.b.

Review, Discuss, and Provide Direction on Developing Complaint Forms for Public Defender Services

Complaint Form For Discussion

5.c.

Evaluation of Client Satisfaction: Discussion of Community Questionnaire or Survey

Public Defender Survey (for inmates) (last presented to PDOC 2024)

Client Experience (last presented to PDOC 2024)

Survey of Public Defenders Pilot Report and Appendix Surveys

San Benito County Public Defender Feedback Questionnaire 2025

6 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: No discussion of these items shall occur, but the Committee may direct any reports to be agendized for a future meeting.

ADJOURNMENT

As required by Gov. Code Section 54957.5 any public record distributed to the Public Defender Oversight Committee less than 72 hours prior to this meeting in connection with any agenda item shall be made available for public inspection at the office of the County Counsel, San Benito County Administration Building, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister, CA 95023. Public records distributed during the meeting will be available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by the County. If the public record is prepared by some other person and distributed at the meeting it will be made available for public inspection following the meeting at the office of the County Counsel.