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Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Sheriff to participate, apply for, and sign the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Boating Safety and Enforcement Financial Aid Contract with the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways in the amount of $319,546 for the term July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, to provide revenue to support boating safety and enforcement activities on the County’s rivers and lakes;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 005-2024 adopting language pursuant to Harbors and Navigation Code Section 663.7(3) relative to the use of 100% of the annual Boat Taxes in conjunction with the FY 2024-25 Boating Safety and Enforcement Financial Aid Contract with the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways for the Sheriff’s Office annual Boating Safety and Enforcement Program;
3) Authorize the County Auditor to certify the amount of prior year vessel taxes received by the County; and
4) Authorize the Sheriff or Chief Fiscal Officer of the Sheriff’s Office to sign each reimbursement claim.
FUNDING: State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways Boating Safety and Enforcement Financial Aid (60%) and County Boat Taxes (40%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Each year the County receives funds from the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways to patrol the County’s rivers and lakes. Funding received by the Sheriff’s Office pays for Extra-Help Deputy Sheriffs who patrol rivers and lakes in the unincorporated area of the County from May through September. Funding is also provided for permanent staff who provide river and lake patrol service on a year-round basis, as well as for the supplies, maintenance, and equipment needed to operate the boating program.
As a condition of participating in this program, the County must use the boat property taxes to partia...
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