TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Sheriff-Coroner
MEETING DATE: November 5, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Thomas D. Allman
PHONE:
463-4085
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: n/a
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Increase of Appropriations for Supplemental Law Enforcement Fund Number 1210, Budget Unit 2313 in the Amount of $420,319, and Authorization for Associated Expenditures for Salary Related Expenses, Information Technology Infrastructure Equipment for the Redwood Valley Field Patrol Office, and the Replacement of the Sheriff Office's Aged Firearms
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve appropriations increase for the Supplemental Law Enforcement Fund number 1210, budget unit 2313 in the amount of $420,319; and authorize the associated expenditures for salary related expenses, IT infrastructure equipment for the Redwood Valley Field Patrol Office, and the replacement of the Sheriff's Office's aged firearms.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Annually, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office receives grant funding from the State of California within the California Supplemental Law Enforcement Service Fund (COPS) Grant. These funds are allocated to the County of Mendocino, with the specific purpose of supplementing law enforcement activities.
Over the last few years, the Sheriff's Office COPS funding has been utilized to provide additional IT support services, and to purchase security related equipment for the corrections facility. In addition to these expenses, a fund balance within this fund has been accumulated. The Sheriff's Office desires to utilize this fund balance for a number of unbudgeted yet significant, equipment needs.
The Sheriff's Office last conducted a major firearms replacement approximately 20 years ago. The majority of those firearms are handguns carried as duty weapons by sworn staff. As firearms age, the chance of mechanical failure increases, and ...
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