Department Budgets

Sheriff-Coroner

— Budget and Operational Plan —

Mission Statement

To ensure public safety in the County of Santa Cruz. We accomplish this through open communication and collaboration with our community as well as continuous professional development of staff to address crime and promote innovative corrections solutions.

Department Overview

The Sheriff-Coroner is an elected official, empowered by the California State Constitution, who serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the County. The Sheriff-Coroner provides patrol services and conducts investigations in the unincorporated areas, operates the County's adult correctional facilities, provides court security for the Superior Court, serves civil processes, and as Coroner, investigates the cause of sudden or unexpected deaths.

Department Budget Overview

Budget Summary of Changes

The Sheriff-Coroner budget reflects commitment to the preservation of public safety through innovative service partnerships, improvements to correctional facilities that focus on the safety of inmates and staff, increased investments in medical and mental health services provided to inmates, and the design and building of a state-of-the-art DNA laboratory that will significantly reduce case processing times.

The Sheriff-Coroner budget includes scheduled and negotiated salary and benefit increases. The budget also recommends funding 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) Sheriff Records Clerk positions and adding 1.0 FTE IT Business Systems Analyst to comply with all mandated records management requirements and effectively manage the mandated California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS). Increases to contractual obligations and expenses for medical and mental health services provided to inmates are recommended as part of a three-year approach to enhance these services and achieve the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) Accreditation required for jail facilities.

Last Day Budget Summary of Changes

An increase of $733,614 for a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) school safety program to support a variety of projects aimed at increasing safety in local schools through the established Comprehensive Student Safety Program partnership.

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Total Expenses
$103,860,672
9%
1
Total Revenues
$35,057,858
2%
2
General Fund Contribution
$68,798,320
13%
3
Other Fund Contributions
$0
0%
3
Funded Staffing
347.00
3
4
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Footnotes

1 – Indicates change from FY 2021-22 Allowed Budget

2 – General Fund Contribution is the share of General County Revenues (primarily property tax and other local taxes) allocated to each department. Other funds that contribute to this budget are shown on the Budget Details page.

3 – Indicates change from FY 2021-22 Adjusted Funded Positions (including Board-approved mid-year changes as of April 1, 2022).

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