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Procurement and Contracts, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board declare 46 service weapons as surplus and approve the sale of the weapons to the sworn officers in the Sheriff's Office.
FUNDING: Funding received from the sales will be deposited into the General Fund.
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DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND
Public Contract Code section 10334(c) states:
Any peace officer as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, employed by the State of California who is authorized to carry firearms may purchase his or her state-issued service firearm if the person's department head directs the department to change its state-issued service weapon system. The cost of the service firearm shall be the fair market value as listed in the annual Blue Book of Gun Values or replacement cost, whichever is less, of the firearm issued as determined by the department head, plus a charge for the cost of handling. The requesting officer shall request to purchase his or her firearm in writing to the department within 10 calendar days of receiving the new state-issued weapon.
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION
The Sheriff's Office is requesting the surplus of several Glock firearms pursuant to Property Transfer Request 24-8772. This request includes both Glock 22 LKE (Generation 3) pistols and Glock 19X pistols currently assigned to Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) personnel. The Glock 22 LKE pistols were manufactured in 2008 and have been removed from weapon circulation due to age and platform limitations. The Glock 22 LKE is not designed to accept a pistol-mounted red-dot optic without aftermarket slide milling, which is not cost-effective given the age of the firearms. Similarly, the Glock 19X is not designed to accept a pistol-mounted red-dot optic in its factory configuration, limiting its ability to support current and emerging law enforcement standards. While Glock 19X previously replaced the Glock 22 LKE within SWA...
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