To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
SUBJECT:
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Fiscal Year 2017-18 Budget Adjustment Request for Humboldt County Sheriff's Operations Budget Unit 221 to Establish Hiring Incentives (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors approve a supplemental budget adjustment request in Budget Unit 221 Sheriff-Operations to establish hiring incentives for lateral recruitment in FY budget 2017-18 approved budget (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Sheriff's Seized Funds State Trust 3642
DISCUSSION:
In this time of police shootings and protesters, recruitment and retention of qualified deputies is a problem that plagues sheriffs state-wide. As a means to stimulate lateral recruitment of deputies who have already completed a California Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) academy and field training, the Sheriff is proposing to initiate a hiring incentive program. The Sheriff's Office is requesting a supplemental budget adjustment in the amount of $24,000 in the approved FY 2017-18 Sheriff's Operations budget unit 1100-221 to transfer revenue and establish the appropriate budget expense line to record hiring incentive costs. Hiring incentives are proposed as a means to encourage lateral transfers from other agencies. The proposed incentives are to be paid out over a period of 3 years to encourage retention. If approved, the Sheriff anticipates the incentive program to continue in FY 2018-19 as well.
Estimated costs annually for recruitment incentives are $24,000, with asset forfeiture funds dedicated to the incentive program on an ongoing basis. Once full staffing has been obtained the program may be suspended. The incentive program will be structured as follows:
$3,000.00 upon hire
$3,000.00 upon completion of probation
$3,000.00 upon completion of two years
$3,000.00 upon completion of three years
Referrals from current employees would also be part of the incentive program. A payout of $...
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