TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Sheriff-Coroner
MEETING DATE: August 21, 2018
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Thomas D. Allman
PHONE:
707-463-4085
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 5 Mins
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Approval of Extra Help Appointment of Greg Blake to Fulfill Critical Duties at the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Communications Center, Pursuant to California Government Code Section 7522.56
(Sponsor: Sheriff-Coroner)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve the extra help appointment of Greg Blake to fulfill critical duties at the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Communications Center, pursuant to California Government Code Section 7522.56.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
In accordance with California Government Code Section 7522.56, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is requesting to hire Greg Blake as temporary extra help to fulfill critical duties in the Communications Center. Currently Mendocino County is involved in the lawsuit against PG&E regarding the 2017 Redwood Complex Fire. One of the main components of the lawsuit will be the collection of evidence which is held within the CAD dispatching systems as well as audio and video from vehicle cameras. Calls for service directly related to the Redwood Fire Complex will also be collected. Currently we are receiving a huge number of Public Request Act requests from law firms and the public directly dealing with the Redwood Fire Complex. Greg will complete all of the PRA requests for County attorneys as well as the public in these matters. Greg Blake recently retired but is available for extra help, part time work. Greg's ability to navigate our computer system to retrieve this data would take months to teach a new person if we had to perform a hiring process, not to mention the time involved in the hiring process. Greg will not be working as a dispatcher, howeve...
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