Received Email Aug 31 2015 Ventura Countygrand Jury City of Santa Paula*

The Santa Paula Police Department is significantly understaffed in sworn officers and operating with an inadequate and deteriorating physical facility. This limits its ability to respond to detainee and city needs. The City agrees with Finding FI-04. The City understands that it is operating below staffing levels to adequately meet the needs of the community and has been actively conducting recruiting efforts to fill the positions left vacant by personnel turnovers and past retirements. In an attempt to rectify this condition, the City has been, and will continue to, actively recruit in order to increase the number of law enforcement officers. Built in 1962, the current police department building was utilized as the City's courthouse until the opening of the Ventura County Government Center. In 1982, the police department building was remodeled and reopened as the current City's Police headquarters and has been utilized in that capacity ever since. While the facility has been improved and repaired over the years, continuous occupation of the facility 24/7 has resulted in advanced wear and tear. The City agrees with this finding and is exploring several means of funding in order to facilitate improvements to the current police department facility. and the second . . RECEIVED VED VENTY SUPERIOR COURT A116 27 2615 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE 1 100 kg . The first transfer of the second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second e se e 0.00 *** 4, 8 20 2 g 2 g 2 g 2 g 2 g 2 g 2 g 2 g 2 g 2 April II ou g E 1, 4 1 00 * a s 5 2 8. The Honorable Donald D. Coleman August 11, 2015August 11, 2015

Proposition 47's consequences, both intended and unintended, are only beginning to be evaluated. Early indications are that it may be successful in reducing the State prisoner population, but the effects on local law enforcement agencies and communities are yet to be understood. The City agrees that Proposition 47 may be successful in ultimately reducing the State's prison populations. Currently, the Santa Paula Police Department is monitoring and evaluating Proposition 47's effect on local enforcement and crime trends. Recommendations: