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Sheriff’s Office and the Community Development Agency- Fleet Services recommending the Board:
1) Authorize the Community Development Agency to purchase two new vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office, not previously identified on the department’s fixed asset schedule; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a budget transfer increasing revenues and appropriations in the Fleet Service budget by $77,000 and transferring funds within the Sheriff’s Office budget in order to reimburse Fleet Services for the purchase of two new vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office’s Narcotics Unit. The budget transfer will also move money from the California Multil-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement (CalMMET) Special Revenue Fund into the CalMMET operating index increasing revenues and appropriations needed for the purchase of the vehicles and other miscellaneous equipment. (4/5 vote required)
FUNDING: CalMMET Special Revenue Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
The Sheriff’s Office (SO) recommends the Board’s authorization for the Community Development Agency to purchase a vehicle not currently on the department’s fixed asset schedule, and approve and authorize the Chair to sign the budget transfer, in order to transfer funds from the CalMMET Special Revenue fund into the CalMMET operating index for the purchase of vehicles and other equipment.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The proposed budget transfer increases revenues and appropriations to allow for correct accounting of the vehicle purchases and capitalization through Fleet Services. Funding for the purchase will be provided by the SO.
The two new vehicles are for special use to be utilized on meth investigations. The Sheriff's Office has a limited fleet of undercover vehicles and these two vehicles will provide additional security and will also help in keeping our UC vehicles less recognizable for future cases.
The SO receives Vehicle License fees from Realignment to be deposited into the CalMMET special revenue fund. The SO can use these funds to purchase equipment for use in Narcotic Methamphetamine Investigations. The proposed vehicles for purchase will be used to outfit the SO’s Narcotics detectives for use during Methamphetamine investigations.
ALTERNATIVES
Not approving the budget transfer would result in the inability to purchase the new vehicles for the SO.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
Community Development Agency
CAO RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board approve this item.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The proposed budget transfers result in no increase to Net County Cost.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
Clerk of the Board will obtain the Chair's signature on the Budget Transfer and forward to the Auditor-Controller’s Office.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Public Safety
CONTACT
Undersheriff Randy Peshon