San Mateo County Grand Jury
• 2012-2013
Strapped Cities That Hired the Sheriff…is it Working?
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Findings and Recommendations 6 findings
F1
The SO is providing the police services for which the cities of Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, and San Carlos contracted within the cost perimeters of the contracts.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Continue contracting police services with the SO.
F2
Public response to the transition from individual police departments to the SO is positive.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Continue contracting police services with the SO.
F3
No increase in the number of police involved incidences has been reported by the cities due to the transition of policing services to the SO and one city, Millbrae, reports a decrease of 17 per cent in crime.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Continue contracting police services with the SO.
F4
The transition from individual police departments to the SO was incident free with former city personnel generally pleased with the change. 7
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Continue contracting police services with the SO.
F5
The police service contracts between the SO and each of the cities of Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, and San Carlos serve as good models to other cities in the County which operate their own police departments and which are facing budgetary restraints.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Continue contracting police services with the SO.
F6
The trust funds for each city comprised of unallocated funds should be disclosed in financial reports and described in the policing service contracts.
Related Recommendations (2)
R2
Discuss amendments to their contracts to include language addressing the allocation of the funds held by the SO in the trust fund accounts maintained on their behalf.
R3
Obtain a current accounting of those trust fund accounts.
No Responses Found 4
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