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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Findings 10 findings
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The current contract funding arrangement between Placer County Sheriff’s Office and Nevada County Sheriff’s Office is inconsistent with other jail services contracts Placer County has with other agencies.
F2
Page 84
Placer County Sheriff’s Office current jail contract with Nevada County Sheriff’s Office has not been renegotiated since 2017.
F3
Page 84
The Board of Supervisors has made the Burton Creek Substation a Tier I Capital Improvement Project to direct funding to the project.
F4
Page 84
The Placer County Sheriff's Office transports detainees from Burton Creek Substation to Auburn Main Jail any time Nevada County Sheriff’s Office declines to accept a detainee.
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Page 84
The jail contract for fiscal year 2022-2023 cost Placer County over a half-million dollars.
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Page 84
The cost of the contract to Placer County automatically increases 3 percent each year regardless of the number of Truckee Jail bookings.
F7
Page 84
Placer County is charged a flat rate per year instead of a daily per-person rate.
F8
Page 84
The Burton Creek Substation is classified as a Type I jail facility.
F9
Page 84
Placer County Daily Jail Rate is $246 per day, while the contract paid over $5,700 per day at the Truckee Jail based on the actual use of the FY 2022-23 contract.
F10
Page 84
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office contract with Nevada County Sheriff’s Office for jail services is not providing taxpayers with the best value for their money.
Recommendations 4
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R1Page 84By March 1, 2025, the contract between the Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, providing jail services for the North Tahoe region, be renegotiated annually to pay for services rendered.
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R2Page 84By March 1, 2025, the contract between the Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, providing jail services for the North Tahoe region, be modified to a per person daily rate based upon the Placer County Daily Jail Rate.
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R3Page 84By December 1, 2024, the Board of Supervisors continue to support building a replacement Burton Creek Substation facility and see it through to completion.
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R4Page 85By December 1, 2024, Placer County Sheriff’s Office explore alternative transportation methods for moving detainees from Burton Creek to the Auburn Main Jail.