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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	October 4, 2022

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Costa

County

Subject:

Position Adjustment Resolution No. 26030 to add one Sergeant and one Sheriff’s Specialist position in the Sheriff's Office – Internal Affairs Unit

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/04/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Hallie Wachowiak (925) 655-0003
cc:	Hallie Wachowiak

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 4, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 26030 to add one (1) Sergeant (6XTA) (represented) at a salary plan and grade VHX 1835 ($9,422 – $12,026) and one (1) Sheriff’s Specialist (64VE) (represented) at a salary plan and grade VN5 1285 ($5,699 – $7,100) positions in the Sheriff's Office – Internal Affairs Unit.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Annual increase in costs to the Office of the Sheriff’is $489,355, which include an increase in retirement costs of $27,576 annually. The estimated cost for FY 22/23 is approximately $300,000 which will be absorbed within the Department's existing budget. Ongoing staffing needs will be evaluated as part of the FY 23/24 budget development process.

BACKGROUND:

The Office of the Sheriff’s Internal Affairs Unit has seen an influx of requests for Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) permits after the recent Supreme Court ruling (New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen or Bruen) declaring the “good cause” requirement for CCW permits to be unconstitutional. The Sheriff’s Office has received a deluge of CCW applications since the Bruen decision. As of this date, an estimated 800-1000 applications have been received. Staff has been overwhelmed by the volume of applications plus a daily barrage of inquiries about obtaining permits or the status of current applications.

Prior to the Bruen decision, staff received relatively few new permit applications and spent most of the time handling the ongoing permit renewals. Staff has struggled to handle the new permit applications while also handling the tasks for renewals, but they have managed to initiate the first steps towards permit issuance for around 20% of the applicants, or just over 200 applicants. Due to the labor-intensive and time-consuming process of issuing or renewing permits, adding a Sergeant and Sheriff’s Specialist to the unit to process these requests would allow for more in-depth background reviews as well as faster processing times. The United States Supreme Court noted in the Bruen decision that undue delays in permitting could be a Constitutional violation.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to approve this request would negatively impact the service the Office of the Sheriff provides to the people of the county in processing their Concealed Carry Weapons permit requests in a timely manner.