Agenda Item   

AGENDA STAFF REPORT

 

                                                                                                                        ASR Control  24-000102

 

MEETING DATE:

06/25/24

legal entity taking action:

Board of Supervisors

board of supervisors district(s):

5

SUBMITTING Agency/Department:

Sheriff-Coroner   (Approved)

Department contact person(s):

John McCulloch  (714) 647-1807 

 

 

James Christian (949) 361-8206

 

 

Subject:  City of San Clemente Law Enforcement Services Agreement

 

      ceo CONCUR

County Counsel Review

Clerk of the Board

          Concur

Approved Agreement to Form

Discussion

 

 

3 Votes Board Majority

 

 

 

    Budgeted: N/A

Current Year Cost:   N/A

Annual Cost: FY 2024-25 $21,686,924

 

 

 

    Staffing Impact:

No

# of Positions:            

Sole Source:   N/A

    Current Fiscal Year Revenue: N/A

   Funding Source:     Other: 100% (City of San Clemente)

County Audit in last 3 years: No

   Levine Act Review Completed: N/A

 

    Prior Board Action:         6/27/2023 #42, 6/28/2022 #27, 6/22/2021 #30, 6/23/2020 #39

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):

 

 

1.

Approve the agreement for law enforcement services with the City of San Clemente for the term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $21,686,924.

 

2.

If no law enforcement services agreement between the County of Orange and the City of San Clemente has been entered into by June 30, 2025, delegate to the Sheriff-Coroner authority to execute a written amendment to this law enforcement services agreement that extends the term for a specified term between July 1, 2025, and August 31, 2025, and provides that the County will continue during the period of extension to provide all or a specified part of the law enforcement services previously provided to the City of San Clemente, and that the City of San Clemente will pay the full costs of such services.

 

3.

Delegate to the Sheriff-Coroner authority to execute written amendments to this law enforcement services agreement that increase or decrease the total FY 2024-25 cost of service by one percent or less of $21,686,924, including adding, changing or reducing staff or equipment, and that do not materially change other provisions of the agreement.

 

4.

Delegate to the Sheriff-Coroner authority to execute an amendment to this agreement to substitute the City of San Clemente’s amended or new Traffic Violator Apprehension Program resolution, as long as the amendment does not materially change any other provision of this agreement.

 

5.

Delegate to the Sheriff-Coroner authority to execute an amendment to this agreement to reduce the level of service, terminate the service or adjust the costs for the Traffic Violator Apprehension Program service to the City of San Clemente as long as the amendment does not materially change any other provision of this agreement. 

 

6.

Authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to execute amendments to the Operations Agreement, only if they pertain to the same subject matter as the original Operations Agreement and do not, in the aggregate, increase or decrease the total costs of the City of San Clemente by more than one percent.

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY:

 

Approval of the agreement with the City of San Clemente will allow the Sheriff-Coroner Department to continue to provide law enforcement services to maintain the safety and welfare of residents of San Clemente.

 

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

 

The City of San Clemente has been contracting with the County of Orange (County) for the Sheriff-Coroner Department (Sheriff) to provide law enforcement services since 1993.  The table below notes when the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved the most recent agreements and each contract's annual adjustment amount.

 

 

 

Fiscal Year

Amendment

Number or Agreement

 

Date Approved By Board

 or Adjusted

 

 

Amount

 

 

Comments

FY 2020-21

Agreement

June 23, 2020

$17,145,464

Established service levels for FY 2020-21

 

FY 2021-22

2

June 22, 2021

$18,059,144

Established service levels for FY 2021-22

FY 2022-23

Agreement

June 28, 2022

$18,687,481

Established service levels for FY 2022-23

FY 2023-24

Agreement

June 27, 2023

$19,809,265

Established service levels for FY 2023-24

FY 2023-24

n/a

February 13, 2024

$20,480,448

Adjusted as a result of ratified labor union contract negotiations

 

* These amounts were adjusted as a result of ratified labor union contract negotiations. 

 

Proposed law enforcement services for FY 2024-25 include the positions and service levels as noted on the table below.

 

Position Title

Service Level

Captain

1.00

Sergeant - Administrative

1.00

Sergeant - Patrol

4.00

Investigator

4.00

Deputy Sheriff II – Patrol, Directed Enforcement Team & School Resource Officer

39.00

Deputy Sheriff II – Motorcycle

2.00

Community Service Officer

4.00

Crime Prevention Specialist

1.00

Office Specialist

2.00

 

 Four Deputy Sheriff II’s were added to this contract term as well as two patrol vehicles and associated equipment.

 

 

The total cost to the City of San Clemente for the FY 2024-25 contract is $21,686,924, which includes regional/shared staff.

 

Agreement costs include salaries, wages, employee benefits, services and supplies, transportation expenses, as well as division, department and County (County-Wide Cost Allocation Plan) overhead. FY 2024-25 cost is 5.89 percent higher ($1,206,476) than the current fiscal year final adjusted agreement of $20,480,448. The increase is due mainly to salary and benefits increases due to labor agreements.

 

This agreement is submitted for approval less than 30 days prior to the start of the proposed agreement due to an extended negotiation period over the terms and conditions in the agreement, and the need to have the San Clemente City Council approval before presenting the agreement to the Board for approval. The San Clemente City Council agendized this agreement for approval at its June 18, 2024, meeting. 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

 

The City of San Clemente is responsible for 100 percent of the costs related to this agreement.  Appropriations and Revenue for this agreement are included in Budget Control 060, Sheriff-Coroner FY 2024-25 Budget. Adjustments to reconcile positions with related appropriations and revenue to the adopted FY  2024-25 agreement will be requested in the FY  2024-25 Mid-Year Budget Report.

 

 

 

STAFFING IMPACT:

 

N/A

 

 

ATTACHMENT(S):

 

Attachment A - City of San Clemente Agreement
Attachment B - Redline Version of Previous Agreement