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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Sheriff’s FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget, increasing appropriations by $336,904 in 1001 -230012, financed by a decrease in contingencies (1001-105011) to be reimbursed by insurance, for payment of emergency lighting repairs at the Monterey County Jail to Staples Construction Company under the Monterey County Public Works, Facilities, and Parks Job Order Contract, Job Order Number: JF02-24-14-J8552-01 (4/5ths vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Sheriff’s FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget, increasing appropriations by $336,904 in 1001 -230012, financed by a decrease in contingencies (1001-105011) to be reimbursed by insurance, for payment of emergency lighting repairs at the Monterey County Jail to Staples Construction Company under the Monterey County Public Works, Facilities, and Parks Job Order Contract, Job Order Number: JF02-24-14-J8552-01 (4/5ths vote required).
SUMMARY:
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is requesting an increase in appropriations to repair Jail’s emergency lighting system. MCSO will not be going to the budget or capital committee due to meeting schedule. Going to the committees at the end of July would delay this emergency request from going before the Board of Supervisors until sometime in August. Worked with CAO to identify funding source.
DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office operates the Monterey County Jail which has an average daily population of over 800 incarcerated persons. The Jail operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Jail is strictly governed by California Code of Regulations Title 15 and Title 24 which require functional emergency lighting at all times.
On July 15, 2025, a catastrophic electrical event damaged portions of the jail's emergency lighting system. Due to this event, the county jail has been function...
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