Das Williams First District, Chair Board of Supervisors Janet Wolf County Administration Building Second District*

R2b

That the Board of Supervisors direct staff to have a market survey conducted to determine how recruiting and personnel policies, including incentives, in the Sheriff's Office compare to local police forces in Santa Barbara County and Sheriff's Departments in other counties. The recommendation has been partially implemented. The County's Human Resources Department completed a salary survey in May of 2018 reviewing County Sheriff's Deputy pay. The Sheriff's department will work with County HR to evaluate incentives and recruiting as it pertains to comparable agencies in FY 2018-19, compared to other jurisdictions. The results of this survey will be considered for future improvements/changes to the pay and benefits for Sheriff Deputies.

R3d

That the Board of Supervisors direct staff to conduct a comprehensive staffing study of the Sheriff's Office to provide a clear understanding of staffing requirements, shortfalls, and costs, including: The allocation of positions to law enforcement and custody • Attachment A How the average of 1578 productive hours compares to other law enforcement entities • The number of additional custody deputies required to eliminate the standing mandatory overtime policy The projected costs of funding additional positions • The recommendation will be implemented as part of the annual budget process. As part of the budget development process and operational reviews conducted at the department level throughout the fiscal year, the issues outlined in Recommendation 3d will continue to be studied and discussed between Sheriff's staff and the CEO's office. The FY 2018-19 Budget set aside $1.75 million to allow the department to implement strategies to reduce the number of vacancies in both the law enforcement and custody functions. Lowering the number of vacant law enforcement and custody deputy positions is expected to result in a corresponding reduction in the need for mandatory overtime to staff fixed-post positions. To the extent the comparable productive hours data is available from other law enforcement agencies, this information will be reviewed as well.

R4a

That the Board of Supervisors direct a near-term assessment of the timeline and costs to the County of implementing video arraignments at the Main Jail and the Northern Branch Jail once open and the impact on custody deputy staffing requirements. The recommendation has been implemented. The County has started the assessment of the requirements for video arraignment as it relates to needed equipment, staffing and related costs at the Mail Jail and the Northern Branch Jail.

R4b

That based on the results of this assessment, the Board of Supervisors seek agreement from the Court to implement video arraignments as soon as possible. The recommendation will be implemented once an assessment, as described above in Recommendation 4a, is completed and if the assessment shows that a video arraignment program can be implemented with a reasonable cost. Then, an agreement must be negotiated and executed between the County and Superior Court on the program cost and process before it can be implemented. . .