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Sheriff's Office and Probation Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment I to Agreement 7606 with KP Research Services Inc., to add Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) changes to Exhibit A; and
2) Authorize the Undersheriff to execute further documents relating to Agreement 7606, including future amendments which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the contract, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Sheriff’s Office and the Probation Department have had an agreement with KP Research Services Inc. (KP Research), for the past five years as a back-up to another contractor performing similar services. KP Research performs “as-needed” background investigations for Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) sworn and non-sworn staff positions. Conducting backgrounds for potential law enforcement personnel is a very labor-intensive process which involves extensive reviews on the backgrounds of potential employees to ensure El Dorado County is hiring reliable and trustworthy individuals of integrity and skill. Once KP Research is done, the background report comes back to the Sheriff's Office or Probation Department where it is assigned to investigators for further follow up and investigation. Most of the time, contacts with relatives, friends, prior employers, home visits, and Computer Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA) exams are necessary.
The Sheriff's Office also has a contract with Frasier Group Investigations (FGI) to provide background investigations at a lower contracted rate than KP Research which lead to the Sheriff’s Office planning on using FGI rather than KP Research. The countywide contract expired with KP Research in August 2022 and was not renewed prior to expiration. However, after several POST audits, it was determined that the quality of background investigations from KP Research met POST's exp...
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