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Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, recommending the Board declare a service weapon as surplus and approve the sale of the weapon to retiring Sheriff Captain Robert Ashworth.
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Fiscal Impact
The Sheriff's Office Armory will receive the funds paid by the retired employee.
Background
Public Contract Code section 10334(b) states:
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), 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 for a period of more than 120 months who has been duly retired through a service retirement or a peace officer retiring from a job-incurred disability not related to a mental or emotional disorder and who has been granted the legal right to carry a concealed firearm pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 25450) of Chapter 2 of Division 5 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code may be authorized by the person’s department head to purchase his or her state-issued handgun. Disability retired peace officers need not meet the 120-month employment requirement. The cost of the handgun shall be the fair market value as listed in the annual Blue Book of Gun Values or replacement cost, whichever is less, of the handgun issued as determined by the appointing power, plus a charge for the cost of handling. The retiring officer shall request to purchase his or her handgun in writing to the department within 30 calendar days of his or her retirement date.
Reason for Recommendation
Captain Robert Ashworth recently retired from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office and desires to purchase his service weapon. Captain Ashworth will provide payment in the amount of $340.00 plus tax in accordance with Sheriff's Office policy and Public Contract Code section 10334(b).
The weapon to be declared as surplus is:
Glock 22, Generation 3, Serial #WXL741.
Upon approval of the recommendation, the Procurement & Contracts Division will pro...
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