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FROM: JOHN SWEETEN
County Administrator 0 Contra
DATE: January 11,2005 ' Costa
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SUBJECT: SHERIFF'S PROPOSED USE OF AS 3229 FRONT LINE LAW ENFORCEMEN NDSCounty
(Chapter 134,Statutes of 1996)
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. 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; and
3. APPROVE the Sheriff's request to spend the $30,000 prior year fund balance (one-time money)on a
Resident Deputy/Community Policing program in the Rodeo area.
II. 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 2004105 budget continues the program authorized by the Local Law Enforcement
Supplemental Funding Act (AB 3229) by appropriating restricted funds for three separate programs: 1)
$286,147 to the Sheriff's Office for jail construction and operations; 2)$266,147 to the District Attorney's
Office for criminal prosecution; and 3)$2,411,520 allocated to County unincorporated law enforcement
and city police departments on the basis of population (of this amount, $231,105 is available for front line
enforcement services in the County's unincorporated areas). The three County programs referred to
above have been included in the adopted final County budget for FY 2004/05 in Budget Units 0262, 0241
and 0263, respectively.
Regarding the Sheriff's use of$231,105 in 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 1996197 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; and, the prior year fund balance available of$30,000 (one-time money) be
used for a Resident Deputy/ Community Policing program in the Rodeo area.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve the Sheriff's 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.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: 1z , ` n J
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE/DATE SHOWN.
Contact Person:Lisa Driscoll,335-1023 ATTESTED n t 1 L / ?.ocs
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CC: CAO,Justice System Programs JOH SWEETS CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Sheriff
County Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Supplemental Law Enforcement Oversight Committee
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Cate: November 30, 2004 ��-
To: Board of Supervisors
Via: John Sweete County Administrator
From: Warren E. eriff
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Subject: Reuc -ow se of rent-line Law Enforcement Funds
Funding provided by Assembly Bill 3229 for front-line law enforcement services,
commonly referred to as Supplement Law Enforcement Services Funds (SL.ESF), is
used by the Sheriffs Office to support the Sheriff's Office Air Support Unit. The Air
Support Unit began in 1996 with the support of the Board of Supervisors by using these
funds and has continued with these funds and through partnerships with other law
enforcement agencies.
The Air Support Unit, which has two helicopters, is an integral tool for providing law
enforcement services in Contra Costa County. During fiscal year 2003/04, the Air
Support Unit logged the following activity:
Marine patrol hours over the Delta Waterways 152
Calls for service 409
Assistance to agencies outside Contra Costa County 186
Arrests resulting from Air Support services 14
Arrest assists 32
Pursuit assists 17
Missing person details 5
Captures using the `forward-looking infrared' equipment 10
Attached to these statistics is a host of real-life situations wherein the Air Support Unit
provided public safety services to law enforcement officers and the communities we
serve. These situations include spotting vessels in distress and coordinating rescue
efforts; tracking fleeing murder or robbery suspects; locating missing children or elderly
persons; providing overhead cover in hostage situations; and the list goes on and on.
The amount of Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Funds used for our Air
Support Unit during fiscal year 2003104 was $241,158 and $36,863 was used for the
Rodeo Resident Deputy from July through September, 2003. The fiscal year 2004/05
SLESF allocation for front line law enforcement will be $231,105. It is the Sheriff's
Office intention to use the full fiscal year 2004/05 allocation for the Air Support Unit.
The Sheriffs Office also intends to use $30,000 in prior year fund balance for the
Rodeo Resident Deputy.
cc: Commander Obie Anderson
Captain Steve Fuqua