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Inyo County Grand Jury • 2019-2020

2019 County of Inyo Grand Jury Report – First Interim

Published: ∼ June 30, 2019 11 pages

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Findings and Recommendations 7 findings

F1 Page 8

Inyo County Sheriff Deputies work for $11,160.00 to $22,032.00 per year less than the officers and deputies in the neighboring law enforcement departments of Bishop, Mono County and Mammoth Lakes.

Related Recommendations (1)

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The Inyo County Sheriff's Department should give salary raises to all of its deputies to bring their salary at least on a parity with neighboring law enforcement departments.

F2 Page 8

Inyo spends an average of $133,729.25 per recruit to train a new deputy sheriff.

Related Recommendations (1)

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If an Inyo County Deputy, for whom the county has funded a POST certificate, is hired by Mammoth Lakes Police Department, Bishop Police Department, or Mono County Sheriff's department within the first 4 years of service, there should be a requirement of a pro rata reimbursement to Inyo County by either the deputy or the agency hiring the deputy. 8 8 CONFORMED Inyo County Inyo County Grand Jury Post Office Box 401 Independence, CA 93526

F3 Page 8

In the last 3 ½ years, 6 lnyo deputy sheriffs have left lnyo to work for the 3 neighboring law enforcement departments.

Related Recommendations (2)

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The Inyo County Sheriff's Department should give salary raises to all of its deputies to bring their salary at least on a parity with neighboring law enforcement departments.

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F4 Page 8

Salary was the primary or at least a major factor in the decision of each and all of the 6 deputies to leave Inyo to go to the other departments.

Related Recommendations (2)

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The Inyo County Sheriff's Department should give salary raises to all of its deputies to bring their salary at least on a parity with neighboring law enforcement departments.

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F5 Page 8

Experience of law enforcement officers is valuable to the officers and the citizens they serve. Inyo is losing experienced deputies to neighboring departments.

Related Recommendations (2)

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The Inyo County Sheriff's Department should give salary raises to all of its deputies to bring their salary at least on a parity with neighboring law enforcement departments.

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F6 Page 8

By our preliminary computations, raising the salaries of all 20 patrol deputies by $1,038.00 per month would cost less than half of what is now being spent in an average year for training new recruits.

No recommendations for this finding

F7 Page 8

Pro rata reimbursement contracts would be legally valid if signed by recruits before they accept expensive training at the expense of the Inyo County Sheriff's Department. CONFORMED Inyo County Inyo County Grand Jury Post Office Box 401 Independence, CA 93526

No recommendations for this finding

Additional Recommendations 1

These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.

R1
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Prepare a comprehensive analysis of the total compensation package currently offered to starting Inyo County deputies without a Police Officers Standards and Training (POST) certificate as compared to the package offered to officers/deputies being hired with a POST certificate by local law enforcement agencies.

Agency Responses 2

Government agencies' official responses to this report's findings and recommendations. Click on a response to see the structured breakdown.

2019 County of Inyo Grand Jury Response – Sierra Conservation Center

August 06, 2019 • 2 pages • 2 responses View Details ▾

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2 responses to findings and recommendations

Prepare a comprehensive analysis of the total compensation package currently offered to starting Inyo County deputies without a Police Officers Standards and Training (POST) certificate as compared to the package offered to officers/deputies being hired with a POST certificate by local law enforcement agencies.

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

, Owens Valley submitted a request through our Camp Overheard for a surveillance system this year. We are diligently working to remedy this finding and put a better security system in place. In

The Inyo County Sheriff's Department should give salary raises to all of its deputies to bring their salary at least on a parity with neighboring law enforcement departments.

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

, Cal Fire owns the buildings, equipment, and appurtenances for upkeep. Based on the Memorandum of Understanding between Sierra Conservation Center and Cal Fire, this is something both agencies will need to review. Honorable Judge Brian J. Lamb Page 2 I appreciate the opportunity to respond to the 2018/2019 lnyo County Grand Jury Report satisfying the requirements of Penal Code 933.05. If you have any questions, please contact Correctional Lieutenant Ricardo Jauregui, Administrative Assistant, at (209) 984-5291 extension 5499. H. B. ANGLEA Warden

2019 County of Inyo Grand Jury First Interim Response – Board of Supervisors

September 03, 2019 • 6 pages • 9 responses • Score: +1 (+4, 2, -3) View Details ▾

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9 responses to findings and recommendations

Inyo County Sheriff Deputies work for $11,160.00 to $22,032.00 per year less than the officers and deputies in the neighboring law enforcement departments of Bishop, Mono County and Mammoth Lakes.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

Disagree partially. This analysis takes into account only base pay and does not consider the total compensation package offered by lnyo County, which includes a variety of specialty pays, varied insurance benefits, and substantially different retirement and retirement benefits those of Bishop, Mono County and Mammoth Lakes.

Response: Will Not Implement

Score: -1

The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or not reasonable. Total compensation for law enforcement officers is based on a variety of factors, not just the base pay rates of adjacent communities. These factors include organizational size and complexity, financial situation of the employing agency, and consistency with the overall compensation structure of the agency.

Inyo spends an average of $133,729.25 per recruit to train a new deputy sheriff.

Response: Agree Score: +1

, the costs referenced by the Grand Jury to train new deputies are higher than what we lnyo County Board of Supervisors Response to 18-19 First Interim Grand Jury Report have calculated, and the identified salary increase does not take into account other substantial costs associated with such an increase such as specialty pays, retirement, retiree health benefits and unfunded liability payments. FINDING 7: "Pro rata reimbursement contracts would be legally valid if signed by recruits before they accept expensive training at the expense of the lnyo County Sheriff's Department." COUNTY RESPONSE...

The Inyo County Sheriff's Department should give salary raises to all of its deputies to bring their salary at least on a parity with neighboring law enforcement departments.

Response: Will Not Implement

Score: -1

The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or not reasonable. As previously indicated, the comparison of lnyo County deputy salaries to those of neighboring law enforcement departments is misleading, as it does not account for the total compensation package offered in lnyo County. It should also be noted that the County's labor negotiators and the Deputy Sheriffs Association have reached a tentative agreement on a new Memorandum of Understanding with updated salary and compensation provisions included. This agreement will be brought to the Board of Supervisors for a...

In the last 3 ½ years, 6 lnyo deputy sheriffs have left lnyo to work for the 3 neighboring law enforcement departments.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

Disagree partially. Not understanding how this figure was arrived at, we can agree that 7 lnyo deputy sheriffs have left lnyo County to work for the 3 neighboring law enforcement departments since 2015. We also note that during this same period, 5 experienced lateral hires from other agencies occurred.

Salary was the primary or at least a major factor in the decision of each and all of the 6 deputies to leave Inyo to go to the other departments.

Response: Agree Score: +1

Unable to agree or disagree. The Board of Supervisors did not speak with any of the deputies in question and therefor can neither confirm nor deny their reasons for departure.

Experience of law enforcement officers is valuable to the officers and the citizens they serve. Inyo is losing experienced deputies to neighboring departments.

Response: Agree Score: +1

Agree.

Response: Disagree Score: -1

Disagree wholly. As discussed in the response to

Response: Agree Score: +1

Agree. RECOMMENDATIONS

No Responses Found 3

Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.

Inyo County Board of Supervisors Elected County Office

Inyo County Office of Education Agency

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