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; ;o►t: JOHN SWEETEN Contra
County Administrator
Costa
DATE: September 23,2003 County
SUBJECT: SHERIFFS PROPOSED USE OF AB 3229 FRONT LINE LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNDS
(Chapter 134,Statutes of 1996)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
1. RECOMMENDATION ACTION:
1. HOLD a scheduled public hearing as required by AB 3229 on Sheriff's request for Government Code
Section 30061(b)(3) Front Line Law Enforcement funds.
2. APPROVE the Sheriffs request to continue funding the Air Support Unit with Government code
30061(b)(3) funds.
11, FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NONE. The recommended Board Action will have no impact on the County General Fund. The funds
from the State of California under AB 3229 are restricted funds that may only be used as prescribed by
Government Code Section 30061(b)(3), requested by the Sheriff and approved by the Board.
Ill. BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
The State's fiscal year 2003104 Budget continues the program authorized by the Local Law Enforcement
Supplemental Funding Act(AB 3229) by appropriating restricted funds for three separate programs: 1) an
estimated $237,926 to the Sheriff's Office for jail construction and operations; 2) an estimated $287,926
to the District Attorney's Office for criminal prosecution; and 3) an estimated $2,330,816 to be allocated to
County unincorporated law enforcement and city police departments on the basis of population (of this
amount, an estimated $241,158 will be available for front line enforcement services in the County's
unincorporated areas). The above are estimates--final figures from the Department of Finance for
2003/04 has not been received. The three County programs referred to above will be included in the
adopted final County budget for FY 2003/04 in Budget Units 0262, 0241 and 0263, respectively.
Regarding the Sheriff's use of front line law enforcement funds, Government Code Section 30061(c)(1),
requires that the Board of Supervisors hold a public hearing on the Sheriff's requested use of these funds
in each year in which the State provides such funds. Fiscal year 1996/97 was the first year of this
program and your Board approved the Sheriff's request to use these funds to initiate a law enforcement
Air Support Unit and later a Resident Deputy, Community Policing program in the Rodeo area. As
indicated in the attached, the Sheriff requests that funds available for the current fiscal year be used for
the Air Support Unit.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve the Sheriffs requested use of these funds would be detrimental to the Air Support Unit.
Furthermore, failure to use these funds could result in forfeiting the funds to the State.
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ACTION OF BOAR #6 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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ABSENT: � �ABSTAIN: Norie OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact Person:George Roemer,335-10155 ATTESTED j#! 23, =
CC: CAO,Justice System}Programs JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Sheriff "^ SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Auditor-Controller #
Supplemental Law Enforcement Oversight Committee
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OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF
Contra Costa County
Executive Office
335-1500
Date: September 9, 2003
To: Board of Supervisors
Via: John Sweeten, County Administrator
From: Warren E. Rupf, Sheriff
By: Ronald D. Jarrell Undersheriff
Subject: Report on Use of Front-line Law En reement Funds
The Front-line Law Enforcement Funds provided by AB 3229 have been used by the
Sheriff's Office for two very important programs. Since April of 1999, these funds were
used for a Resident Deputy, Community Policing Program in the Rodeo area. The
program provided significant benefit to the Rodeo area residents by providing a liaison
between law enforcement and the community, and assisting with crime prevention and
crime awareness. Specifically, the funds were used to pay the full cost of the Deputy
Sheriff position, including salary, benefits and necessary equipment. These costs
totaled $ 137,841 in fiscal year 2002/03.
The other program supported by theses funds is the Sheriff's Office Air Support Unit.
This program began in 1997 with the support of the Board of Supervisors by using
these funds and through a partnership with the Alameda County Sheriffs Office. The
amount of State funds used for our Air Support Unit during fiscal year 2002/03 was
$353,687; we estimate that $241,158 will be used for this program during fiscal year
2002/03.
The amount of Front Line Law Enforcement funding available this year is only
$241,158; an insufficient amount to support both programs. The Sheriff intends to use
the Front-line Law Enforcement funds to support the Sheriff's Office Air Support Unit.
cc: Commander Obie Anderson
Captain Steve Fuqua