Title
Authorize the County of Monterey Sheriff or designee to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with any of the Law Enforcement Agency/Department, to offset the costs of providing support to the County of Monterey during a Special Event. (ADDED VIA ADDENDA)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the County of Monterey Sheriff or designee to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with any of the Law Enforcement Agency/Department, to offset the costs of providing support to the County of Monterey during a Special Event.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County of Monterey Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is requesting authority to execute Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) as necessary for law enforcement support for a Special Event (i.e. Car Week, U.S. Open, etc.).
Currently, we do not have a mechanism in place to allow assistance from other Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) during special events. Special events are pre-planned and therefore do not qualify as mutual aid requests through the State of California law enforcement mutual aid plan. By establishing a method for law enforcement support for special events MCSO is pre-positioning itself to have a mechanism in place in event the personnel needs of a special event exceed the capacity of MCSO.
MCSO will notify participating agencies of their need for law enforcement support and subsequently establish a schedule with the participating agency for the upcoming event. The MOU would allow participating agencies to be reimbursed as a pass-through expense from the revenue generated by the special event at the rate listed on an Exhibit A "Salary for LEA Employee" (Exhibit A will be attached upon signature of agency).
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel supports this MOU. The County Administrative Office and Auditor-Controller have reviewed.
FINANCING:
There is no impact to the General Fund with this Action. The department budgeted revenue for special events, with actual revenu...
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