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Receive the Sheriff's Office Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 Mid-Year Financial Status Report.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors Budget Committee:
Receive the Sheriff's Office Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 Mid-Year Financial Status Report.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office (MCSO)?projects?ending the current fiscal year with a deficit estimated at $4.7 million. Expenditures are estimated at $145.2 million or $4.4 million higher than budget, while revenues are estimated at $46.6 million or $377,000 less than budget.
MCSO has exercised due diligence in managing our Adopted Budget and strong Internal Controls were adhered to control any overspendings. However, there were and are unexpected and unbudgeted charges that the Department will not be able to fully absorb.
The Inmate Medical Contract with California Forensic Medical Group (CFMG) was negotiated in November 2022 by the County Counsel in accordance with the Hernandez Lawsuit Settlement. New mental health positions were added in recognition of the ever-increasing mental health treatment needs at the jail. This resulted to a 40% increase in the contract amount or $1.9 million unbudgeted costs to the Sheriff's Budget for the remainder of FY 2022-23.
The current year estimate projects a net deficit of $3.1 million for salaries and benefits in FY 2022-23. This is a combination of a forecast of an additional $3.6 million in overtime over the $7 million already budgeted for the fiscal year, unbudgeted salary increases due to Labor Negotiations and Classification and Wage study results, and unbudgeted retirement payouts amounting to $635,000 offset by $ 1 million in salary savings from vacancies. There were several key contributing factors in the increase in overtime: Most of the overtime hours are non-discretionary as they are being used to cover minimum staffing requirements. When employees are off work on workers compensation injuries or sick leave, thos...
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