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Consider adopting eleven separate resolutions approving the appointments of nine retired annuitant Deputy Sheriffs and two retired annuitant Public Safety Dispatchers pursuant to Senate Bill 1379 to allow retired personnel to temporarily backfill key roles so active staff can assist Vallejo with temporary law enforcement services through December 31, 2026
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Sheriff recommends that the Board of Supervisors consider adopting eleven separate resolutions approving the appointments of nine retired annuitant Deputy Sheriffs and two retired annuitant Public Safety Dispatchers pursuant to Senate Bill 1379 to allow retired personnel to temporarily backfill key roles so active staff can assist Vallejo with temporary law enforcement services through December 31, 2026.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In July 2023, the City of Vallejo declared a public safety staffing emergency and requested assistance from the Sheriff's Office. Due to staffing challenges within the Sheriff's Office, the Sheriff worked with Senator Bill Dodd to sponsor Senate Bill 1379 (SB 1379), which was signed into law in September 2024, authorizing the temporary use of retired personnel to backfill critical positions and allow active staff to support Vallejo. Following enactment of the legislation, the Sheriff's Office provided Vallejo with a proposed term sheet in December 2024, and the Vallejo City Council authorized contract negotiations in March 2025.
On May 6, 2025, the Board of Supervisors received an informational presentation and authorized the Sheriff to proceed with contract negotiations, contingent upon Vallejo's approval by July 1, 2025, written confirmation from the California Department of Justice that the Sheriff's Office would not be subject to the DOJ settlement involving Vallejo, and completion of the required meet-and-confer process with Service Employees In...
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