DATE: June 5, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agricultural Crimes Task Force Memorandum of Understanding
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to executive a retroactive Memorandum of Understanding with the California Highway Patrol that provides guidelines to reduce the incidents of theft and victimization to the agriculture community effective June 1, 2018, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base agreement and two optional one-year extensions; and
2. Approve and authorize the waiving of Administrative Policy No. 17 (regarding the use of County vehicles by County officials and employees only) to allow a California Highway Patrol Officer, as a member of the Agricultural Crimes Task Force, to use a County vehicle.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The recommended actions will approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Sheriff-Coroner and California Highway Patrol (CHP) for crime prevention/education and waive Administrative Policy No. 17 to allow an employee of CHP, who is a qualified Highway Patrol Officer/Investigator and who meets or exceeds the CHP's standards, to use a vehicle owned by the County. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could choose to not approve the recommended actions and not allow an employee of the CHP to use a County vehicle.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended MOU is retroactive to June 1, 2018. The MOU was received from CHP on May 2, 2018. The time to review and confirm changes to the MOU resulted in this item being placed on today's agenda.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The County vehicle that will be provided to the CHP officer is a 2012 Chevrolet pickup. The estimated annual maintenance cost for this vehicle is between $1,600 - $2,000 with est...
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