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Receive the Sheriff's Office the Fiscal Year 2016-17 ending projected financial status report.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors' Budget Committee receive the Sheriff's Office the Fiscal Year 2016-17 ending projected financial status report.
SUMMARY:
Even with various cost saving measures implemented throughout the fiscal year and comprehensive analysis of each expense and revenue account, the Sheriff's Office (the Office) is expecting approximately $2.17 million shortage in appropriations, just over $2 million shortfall in projected revenues for an estimated $4.2 million shortage in the General Fund Contribution (GFC). The Office is working very hard to reduce the gaps by the end of the fiscal year and will return to your Committee with more accurate numbers and for the Committee's guidance.
The main reasons for the appropriation shortage and the Office not meeting the target GFC are 1) overspent overtime for the Corrections Operations Bureau due to not only mandatory shift coverages but also escorting and providing security for contractors in the Jail facility addressing plant issues identified in the jail conditions litigation; 2) overspent enforcement overtime due to fires, winter storms and regular law enforcement activities; 3) overspent overtime used to provide security at off-site hospitals for high risk, in-custody inmates; 4) maintenance and repair costs for old and deteriorating Sheriff's facilities; 5) various contracts related to recruitment efforts; 6) uniforms and safety equipment costs for newly hired employees and replacement of old safety equipment; 7) police academy tuitions; 8) appropriation shortage for Vehicle Asset Maintenance Program (VAMP); 9) shortage in revenues due to less spending for the reimbursable contract with Alameda County; and 10) unexpected inmates' medical bills.
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