Budget Challenges and Service Cuts
The Sheriff’s Office is facing a significant budget shortfall this year (fiscal year 2020-2021) The Board of Supervisors has asked the Office to reduce our proposed budget by approximately $14.2 million dollars. We are a lean department because of significant budget cuts during the last recession a decade ago. Unfortunately, this year’s reduction mean noticeable decreases in the services we provide to our community. The most significant losses include:
Eliminate 26.5 staff positions
Eliminate Henry 1 (helicopter program)
Close the River substation
Close the Valley substation
Click here for detailed information about all the proposed cuts. Most of this presentation was provided to the Board of Supervisors during the July 27 budget workshop, but we added slides 5-7 to provide more context for our community.
Overall, you can expect that response times will increase, overtime will increase, proactive police work will decrease, and community engagement will decrease. Click here to contact your Supervisor to share your thoughts about the proposed Sheriff’s Office budget and its impact on our community. Your voice matters.
