Agenda Package 10-7-13 Reg. Meeting

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l.i is requesting a separate budget for the SRO Program in order to keep expenses and revenues separate. Action on this item was deferred at the August 19th meeting until the Sheriff (or staff) could provide an update /report on the program. The proposal requested by the Sheriff's Department is for $137,225 of which $40,000 would be supported by State drug asset funds and a transfer of $33,220 from the Animal Control budget into the SRO budget. A difference of $86,404 is being requested from the County to support this budget proposal if funding of $261,800 is received from the schools, and $342,204 if funding is not received from the schools. A written report was provided to Commissioners, from Sheriff Tracy Carter, detailing the SRO Program and an assignment of the s I each SRO is working in. The report stated that all schools in Lee County currently have eith a permanent SRO assigned to their campus or have an SRO that will be checking in daily with ea ool. The SRO will also work extra security assignments at their base schools such as sportin a hich are paid for by the school. After discussion, Commissioner Reives moved to approve requ m the Sheriff for additional funding for the SRO Program in the amount of $342,204.00. "` °Upon a the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives ith, and Womack Nay: None /1 ", The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unani ° Commissioner Womack asked the County Manager to make every endeavor he could to seek reco of funding from the schools for this program. The Board considered a request from Sheriff's Departmen(to restore part-time salaries to the equitable level of the last two budget year /01 on this item was deferred at the August 19th meeting until more information could be provideon ing would be used. County Manager John Crumpton outlined a letter provided to Comis ' ners ' uesting the restoring of part-time salary to be the same consistent amount as in the previ s budget years. Sheriff Carter stated in his letter that his office has had an increase in calls for se r ' ce every year and with the transfer of the Animal Control Program and now the hool Resource O program there are even more demands being placed on their existing se ' eriff Carter is r " uesting $70,000 in additional funds to support the two part-time dispatcher ong the support of reserve deputies working court, civil division, patrol and security for Com rs nos. A total of 7 to 8 bailiff's are needed each month for the two - week long Superior Court ��`. ,�`F evil Division has 3 full -time and one part-time deputy to handle the increase of civil ents and papers. Reserve deputies are assisting each month to replace deputies out of work o . njuries, sickness, and annual leave. County Manager John Crumpton re ended the Boa pprove funding one -half of the above request now and the other half in th the Sheriff' "' udget is evaluated. After discussion, Commissioner Reives moved to app a the reco ndation of the County Manager to approve one -half of the request ($35,000) at this ' Upon a vot a results were as follows: Aye: WiIrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack The Chman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a revised Lee County Communications Policy that had been deferred at the August 19 meeting until it could be revised to address that appropriate notifications are submitted to the County Manager or Clerk to the Board when State representatives and other dignitaries come to the County. County Manager John Crumpton presented a revised Policy adding a paragraph to address the above referenced notification. After discussion, Commissioner Reives moved to approve the Revised Lee County Communications Policy as presented, and to add additional verbage in the first 3