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MEMORANDUM
TO: Tina Scott, Chair, Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian L. Martin, Sheriff/Coroner
DATE: November 26, 2018
SUBJECT: Consideration of (a) Proposal to restructure the Sheriff's Department; and (b) Resolution amending Resolution No. 2018-132 establishing position allocations for fiscal year 2018-2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Sheriff's Department is requesting a management level reorganization as part of a restructuring and to significantly change its business practices due to a long history of vacancies in particular classifications and is requesting to reorganize in order to meet the demand in another way.
If approved, the results will be as follows:
Eliminate the existing Sheriff's Lieutenant (2 vacant) and Captain (1 vacant) positions in the Sheriff/Coroner budget 2201 and change the title to Chief Deputy.
Eliminate the existing vacant Central Dispatch Manager (civilian) position in the Sheriff/Dispatch budget 2202 and change the title to Chief Deputy.
Eliminate the existing Correctional Captain (civilian) position in the Sheriff/Jail budget 2301 and change the title to Chief Deputy. The current unfunded positions will remain unfunded at this time.
Affected allocations by BU
BU 2201 BU2201
2 Captain (Sworn) 7 Chief Deputies (Sworn)
5 Lieutenant (Sworn)
1 Sr. Acct Technician 1 Accountant I/II
BU 2202 BU2202
1 Central Dispatch Manager 1 Chief Deputy (Sworn)
BU 2301 BU2301
1 Correctional Captain 1 Chief Deputy (Sworn)
The department has a long history of failed recruitment efforts for the position of Central Dispatch Manager. Leadership struggles have been a reoccurring challenge and in response, the two previous Sheriffs have assigned sworn personnel to the facility to "right the sh...
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