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Hearing to consider the expenditure of the State Fiscal Year 2007/2008 Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund (SLESF) allocation, including estimated interest; and recommending Budget Transfer adding SLESF revenue, estimated interest and offsetting expenditures for the Sheriff's Fiscal Year 2007/2008 budget. (4/5 vote required)
FUNDING: State Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund.
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BUDGET SUMMARY: |
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Total Estimated Cost |
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$350,654 |
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Funding |
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Budgeted |
$ |
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New Funding |
$337,153 |
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Savings |
$ |
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Other |
$ 13,500 |
Estimated Interest |
Total Funding Available |
$350,654 |
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Change To Net County Cost |
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$0 |
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: None
Background: The Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund (SLESF) provides state funds for "front line law enforcement needs", and there is no local match requirement. This program was established in FY1996/1997 under AB3229. Of the total funding allocated to El Dorado County, 12.5% must go to the County Sheriff for jail construction and operational needs; 12.5% must go to the District Attorney for criminal prosecution; and the remaining 75% must go to law enforcement.
Reason for Recommendation: The legislation that created the COPS Program requires your Board conduct a public hearing that is "separate and apart" from the adoption of the regular County budget. This agenda item is normally submitted in the month of September, but notification from the State for the FY07/08 allocations was not received by the Auditor until late November.
The Sheriff is requesting to use the FY07/08 funding in the following manner:
Law Enforcement = $278,885 SLESF Appropriation
$ 11,000 Estimated interest
$289,885 Funding for up to 3.0 FTE Deputy Sheriff positions
Jail Operations = $ 58,269 SLESF Appropriation
$ 2,500 Estimated interest
$ 60,769 Funding to increase the food budgets in both jails
Historically, the Sheriff has utilized the Law Enforcement appropriation for funding of staff and the Jail Operations funding for maintaining the jail facilities. This year, we are again requesting funding for up to 3.0 FTE deputy positions already allocated within the Sheriff's Office, but we requesting the Jail funding be used to augment both the South Lake Tahoe and Placerville Jail food budgets. We have already experienced an unexpected 25% increase in the cost of purchasing dairy products this year and this has had a dramatic negative impact on the jail food budgets.
Action to be taken following Board approval: The Board will approve the attached budget transfer and forward to the Auditor for processing.
Contact: Mary Pierce X5691