Consent 5.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
County Sheriff
- Meeting Date:
- 02/24/2015
- Title:
- Sheriff's Assist Team Donation
- Submitted By:
- Mark Genz, County Sheriff
- Department:
- County Sheriff
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature NOT Required
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Agenda Item Text:
Approve the acceptance of a donation to the Sheriff's Office of $90,341 from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to purchase two 2015 Chevrolet 4x4 LE Tahoes and one Dell Laptop 5000 for the Sheriff's Assist Team missions.
Background:
The Sheriff's Assist Team provides support to the Cochise County Sheriff's Office and Cochise County in the form of non law enforcement activities. These range from traffic control at scenes to participating in community activities. They also patrol the various areas of the county and provide such services as vacation house checks and run the Neighborhood Watch Program. Last year, the Sheriff's Assist Team provided volunteer the equivalent of five full time employees working 40 hours a week, taking no vacation. The monetary value of their service is well into the $400,000 range. They had been getting hand-me-down vehicles. In the past several years, the Howard Buffett Foundation has provided funding to buy them new vehicles, saving the county the expense of buying these vehicles. The computer will be used for presentations throughout the county such as the Neighborhood Watch meetings.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
If approved, new vehicles and the computer can be ordered. The vehicles will replace older vehicles already in the fleet, creating no new expenses.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
The Sheriff's Assist Team will be required to use older vehicles, more expensive to repair and run.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Please approve acceptance of these funds to buy the SAT new equipment.