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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Appoint Undersheriff Manfred Kollar as Sheriff effective December 27, 2009 to complete the term of retiring Sheriff Jeff Neves; and
2) Adopt Resolution amending the authorized personnel allocation in the Sheriff's Department to delete 1.0 FTE Class: 0271 Class Title: Undersheriff effective December 27, 2009. (Est. Time: 15 Min.)
Resolution 263-2009
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BUDGET SUMMARY: Calendar Yr 2010
Total Estimated Cost $ 217,936
(salary and benefits w/o PERS)
Funding
Budgeted $ 425,986
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $ 425,986
Change To Net County Cost $ -208,850
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
Background: Sheriff Jeff Neves has announced his retirement effective December 26, 2009 after 32 years of service to the County. The Board of Supervisors has the authority to appoint a replacement to complete his term which ends when a new Sheriff takes office. The CAO recommends the Board appoint Undersheriff Manfred Kollar as Sheriff effective December 27, 2009 at the current Sheriff salary and delete the position of Undersheriff effective December 27, 2009.
Reason for Recommendation:The Board initially discussed this issue on November 3, 2009 and continued the discussion until January 12, 2010. However, there are immediate challenges for the Sheriff’s Department which will require consistent and knowledgeable leadership in order to navigate and manage the Department through some challenging times. The Department will benefit from a smooth handoff of the Department’s leadership and Undersheriff Kollar is willing to serve during this interim period
Currently, the Department is working on closing a $750K gap in their Tier 3 reduction plan and they are facing a $400K current year revenue gap in the Department’s portion of Prop 172 revenue stream. Difficult bargaining negotiations lay ...
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