DATE: February 4, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement with Fresno Unified School District for Law Enforcement Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with the Fresno Unified School District for law enforcement services, effective August 12, 2019 through June 30, 2020 ($159,690).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the department to provide law enforcement services to the Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) with the assignment of one Deputy Sheriff position during the school year to Wawona Middle School. This item pertains to a location in District 3.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended action, the Sheriff’s Office would be required to discontinue providing these specified services to the Fresno Unified School District due to loss of funding and the subsequent elimination of one Deputy Sheriff position.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended agreement is retroactive due to Master Schedule of Fees (MSF) rates being approved and adopted by your Board on October 22, 2019, after the school year started for Fresno Unified School District and the length of time required for negotiation and approval of the agreement. The signed agreement was received from Fresno Unified School District on January 9, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with this action. The recommended agreement will provide $159,690 in revenue from the Fresno Unified School District for services provided by one Deputy Sheriff for up to 1,500 hours at $106.46 per hour. In addition, the recommended agreement allows for Special Events services at the request of the Fresno Unified School District at the overtime hourly rate of a Deputy Sheriff III.
On October 8, 2019, your Board approved the first hearing of the MSF rates as recommended with the exception that the fee amount for Deputy Sheriff III remain at the FY 2018-19 rates for regular and overtime. On October 22, 2019, your Board approved the amendment to the MSF rates as recommended during the first hearing.
The Net County Cost associated with this agreement is $14,190 for FY 2019-20. The difference reflects FY 2019-20 actual costs based on the MSF rates for one Deputy Sheriff ($173,880) that were not approved by your Board and the estimated revenue from Fresno Unified ($159,690) based on the MSF rates approved by your Board, as noted earlier. The Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator’s FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget Org 3111 contains sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues to cover the costs associated with this agreement.
DISCUSSION:
On January 29, 2019, your Board approved Agreement #19-021 to provide law enforcement services to the Fresno Unified School District with the assignment of one Deputy Sheriff position during the school year, August 13, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Duties included intervention, prevention, education and enforcement activities at Wawona Middle School. The approval of the recommended action will approve the agreement for continued law enforcement services from August 12, 2019 through June 30, 2020. Additionally, at the request of the school and upon agreement of both parties, the Sheriff shall provide law enforcement services at the school’s special events at the Deputy Sheriff overtime rate approved by your Board in October 2019, as noted earlier.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI # 27, October 22, 2019
BAI # 7, October 8, 2019
BAI # 33, January 29, 2019
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
On file with Clerk - Agreement with Fresno Unified School District
CAO ANALYST:
Jeannie Z. Figueroa