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Reclassification Request for the Sheriff's Office (30min)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: September 3, 2019
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to discuss and provide guidance to the County Manager and County staff on Sheriff Birkhead's request to reclassify 11 detention positions that were approved in FY18/19 to staff a female mental health pod in the Detention Center. A copy of the Sheriff's request and justification has been provided with this agenda item. The Sheriff's Office is requesting to reclassify 11 detention officer vacancies in order to meet current operational needs.
Based on the information provided by the Sheriff's Office additional recurring and non-recurring costs are associated with this request (see page 2 of the request). A budget increase of $171,025 is needed if the reclassification is approved for the current fiscal year and will be a recurring cost in future fiscal years. This increase comes from the salary differences between detention officer positions and law enforcement positions. Law enforcement positions also include vehicle and equipment costs which requires an additional increase of $596,351 to the reclassification request. Although not annual costs, equipment and vehicles would be replaced based on the County's replacement schedule in the future. Total new cost in the current fiscal year for the reclassification of the 11 positions is $767,376. At the FY19/20 property valuations this equals 1/6 of a cent property tax rate increase. The Sheriff's Office has requested that County Fund Balance be used to fund the new expenses.
Budget and Vacancy Updates
As of August 28, County Human Resources reports that the Sheriff's Office and Detention Center have 39 vacancies, including the positions approved to staff the female mental health pod. Human Resources staff and Sheriff's Office staff are currently working to adjust positions that have multiple staff identified in one FTE number within th...
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