To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Departmental
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Supplemental Budget in the Amount of $334,615 and Allocation of Positions for Fiscal Year 2024-25 for Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) NorCal Coalition Budget (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the Supplemental Budget in the amount of $334,615 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 in budget unit 1100-221955, NorCal Coalition (attachment 1) (4/5 Vote Required);
2. Allocate 1.0 FTE Program Coordinater (Class 1425, Range 451) effective immediately; and
3. Allocate 1.0 FTE Sheriff's Public Information Specialist (Class 0295, Range 455) effective immediately.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1001 -Support and sustain partnerships between public safety and partner agencies to enhance public safety in our communities
DISCUSSION:
On March 8, 2022, your Board approved the partnership of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) with the Center to Combat Human Trafficking (Center) and the Sheriff's Offices in Butte, Lake, Mendocino, and Trinity counties to establish the Northern California Coalition to Safeguard Communities (Coalition). The Center recognizes that law enforcement agencies in Northern California do not have adequate financial resources to independently address the breadth and depth of criminal activity by Drug Trafficking Organizations. The Center has provided support for the last 2 years and is anticipated to provide the financial and technical assistance needed to continue to support this Coalition for the next three years. For FY 2024-25, Butte County has left the Coalition and Siskiyou County has joined. The Center is also extending support to the District Attorney's Offices for Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Trinity.
For FY 2024-25, ...
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