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Sheriff's Office recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement # 547-S1410 with PolicePrivacy.com for Privacy Letter Packages to online data vendors to remove Sheriff’s Office staffs’ personal information from the Internet for the period when fully executed to one year from that date, at the cost of $30 per staff member, and a not-to-exceed total of $11,000 for the one-year period.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost…………… $11,000
Budget - Current FY…………… $11,000
Budget - Future FY………………
New Funding…………………….
Savings…………………………
Other……………………………
Total Funding Available………… $11,000
Change To Net County Cost…… 0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
None. This cost is budgeted in the Sheriff’s annual operating budget.
Background
Due to the nature of the work performed by Sheriff’s Office personnel, the need for their protection from attempts by the public to harm or injure personnel and their families is very critical to the continued efficiency of the Sheriff’s Office. An officer and his family can be a target due to actions taken by him/her during the course of the daily performance of his/her duties.
The Internet is one of the chief sources of personal information which is sold online by companies whose sole purpose it to benefit from the sale of this information. Home addresses and telephone numbers can easily be accessed due to the lack of any safeguards against the dissemination of personal information over the Internet.
This is an ongoing concern for Sheriff’s Office management because it affects officer safety and the efficiency of operations. In researching steps that can be taken to protect staff, the Sheriff’s Office became aware of PolicePrivacy.com, a company that is in the business of reducing and/or eliminating the risk associated with allowing private information to be circulated in the public domain.
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