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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-08-23 - AGENDA REPORTS - LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES CONTRAGENDA REPORT rty Manager Approval Item to be presented by: Ken Pulskamp CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: August 23, 1994 SUBJECT: Law Enforcement Services Contract DEPARTMENT: City Manager BACKGROUND This item is on the agenda for renewal of the Law Enforcement Services Contract for the 1994 - 95 fiscal year. Services contained within the contract are consistent with that authorized with the adoption of the 1994-95 City Budget. In addition to general law enforcement services the County is also providing the following: Traffic Law Enforcement Community Service Personnel Narcotics Education (SANE) License Investigation and Enforcement Special Assignment Personnel (COBRA) Helicopter Support Attachment A itemizes the specific staffing attributed to each of these areas. Provision of law enforcement and related services is a direct cost of $10,132,800 to the City. As indicated during budget deliberations, this represents a $600,000 increase over the prior fiscal year. The majority of this increase in cost is directly attributed to previously negotiated salary increases with law enforcement deputies. In addition, the content and general format of the contract has been reviewed by members of California Contract Cities. All comments made by the member cities are included in the version presented. RECOMMENDATION That the City Council, pending the approval of the City Attorney, renew the Law Enforcement Contract for the 1994-95 fiscal year in an amount not to exceed $10,132,800. ATTACHMENT Attachment A Listing of Services Provided Attachment B Law Enforcement Services Contract 11G17°o��� es— rem: �4�`, City of Santa Clarita 23920 Valencia Blvd. Suite 300 City of Santa Clarita California 91355 June 30, 1994 Phone (805)259.2489 Fax (805)259.8125 Michael I. Quinn, Captain Santa Clarita Valley Sheriffs Station 23740 Magic Mountain Parkway Valencia, California 91355 Dear Captain Quinn: On June 28, 1994, the Santa Clarita City Council adopted its final Fiscal Year 1994/95 budget which includes continued retention of contract law enforcement services from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. For the coming fiscal year, the level of contracted service will remain unchanged for General Law and Traffic Law functions. Under the category of Supplemental Services, the City is adding the following items: -One (1) additional C,O.B.R.A. Deputy -One-half (1/2) School Resource Deputy $106,136 $ 44,223 -Newhall Community Service Center Operation, which includes $147,572 one (1) Deputy, one (1) Community Services Pfficer and necessary supplies Should you have any questions, please call me at (805) 2554900. y Manager PAGE T OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CONTRACT LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES RSCAL YEAR: 1994/95 REGENFO JUL -1 1994 CITY SANTA CLARITA Law Enloi Cemeia d6fcc EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1994 CODE If E.M. DAY P.M. TOTAL SERVICE UNITS PURCHASED NEW PREVIOUS CHANGE G 11 1-DEP. 40 HR. .VEH) 1 1 1 N/C E 16 1-DEP. 40 HR. ONEH N L 12 1 1-DEP. 56 HR. WNEN 5 1 9 14 14 N/C E A 17 1-DEP. 56 HR. NE R W 13 2-0EP. 40 HR. NEH A 14 2-DEP. 56 HR. VEH) 3 3 3 N/C L 15 TEAM LDR 40 HR. 21 /-DEP. 40 HR.lW-VEH I I 3 1 4 4 N/C T 26 1-DEP. 40 HR. WO VEH R i 1-DEP. 40 HR Moto M A L 22 1-DEP. 56 HR. WVEH Z 4 5 11 11 N/C F A 27 1-DEP. 56 HR. NEH F W 1-0EP. 56 HR. of io I T3 2-DEP. 40 HR. NEH C 24 2-DEP, 56 HR-(W/VE14) 25 TEAM LDR 4011R. TOTAL 5 13 15 33 33 N/C Please complete reverse side. SHAD -AD 575 REV 5/94 PAGE 2 OF 2 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CONTRACT LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES CODE P TOTAL SERVICE UNITS PURCHASED NEW PREVIOUS CHANGE 31 PARKM CONTROL OFFICER(CIVILIAN) e3 OTHER HELICOPTER YES YES N SI DETECME DEDICATED St RESIDENTOPFICER 13 CROSSING GUARD NOURL S 5e LICENSE INVESTIGATION NOURL U P S P E L R E V M I. NA SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT OFFICER: SGT. (.Oh RNieR. SGT,(WN jF4vIN) SGT. (Wwcycle) DEP. (Ann POW) DEP. Wrt J Rehel .9 .9 N/C 7.6 5.7 1.9 E. C N E T S a COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICER:. weaver wkh Venc* 5 4 1 A 65 NARCOTIC PREVENTION OFFICER .A.N.E. L 76 COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER:.. LT. SGT. DEPUTY A SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICER IS OTHER ISPECIF0 REPORT- PREPARED BY APPROVED BY Y APPROVED BY DATE: S'—We 9 DATE: 93 DATE: /* y I CITY -COUNTY / LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT 2 3 4 THIS AGREEMENT, dated for purposes of reference only, 5 , 199_, is made by and between the 6 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, hereinafter referred to as "County," and the 7 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, hereinafter referred to as "City." 8 RECITALS: (a) The City is desirous of contracting with the County for the 10 performance of the hereinafter described law enforcement functions 11 within its boundaries by the County of Los Angeles through the Sheriff 12 thereof. 13 (b) The County of Los Angeles is agreeable to rendering such 14 services on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. ^ ( J} 15 (c) Such contracts are authorized and provided for by the 16 provisions of Section 56-1/2 and 56-3/4 of the Charter of the County 17 of Los Angeles and Article 1, Chapter 1, Part 2, Division 1, Title 5 18 of the Government Code of the State of California. 19 THEREFORE, THE PARTIES MUTUALLY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 20 1. The County agrees, through the Sheriff of the County of Los 21 Angeles, to provide police protection within the corporate limits of 22 City to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth. 23 Except as otherwise hereinafter specifically set forth, such 24 services shall only encompass duties and functions of the type coming 25 within the jurisdiction of and customarily rendered by the Sheriff of 26 the County of Los Angeles under the Charter of said County and 27 statutes of the State of California, and under the municipal codes of 28 the city for which the Sheriff's services are provided. 1 2. During the term of this agreement, the Sheriff or his 2 designee shall serve as Chief of Police of the City and shall perforri,_- 3 the functions of the Chief of Police at the direction of the City. 4 The rendition of the services performed by the Sheriff's Department, 5 the standards of performance, the discipline of officers, and other 6 matters incident to the performance of such services and the control 7 of personnel so employed shall remain with the County. In the event 8 of a dispute between the parties to this contract as to the extent of 9 the duties and functions to be rendered hereunder, or the minimum 10 level or manner of performance of such service, the City shall be 11 consulted and a mutual determination thereof shall be made by both the 12 Sheriff of the County and the City. The Sheriff, in an unresolved 13 dispute, shall have final and conclusive determination as between the 14 parties hereto. ` --l/ 15 3. Services performed hereunder may include, if requested by the' 16 City, traffic enforcement, license inspection and enforcement, the 17 supplying of crossing guards, crime prevention, community service 18 officers, and law enforcement education programs. The City is not 19 limited to the foregoing services, but may also request any other 20 service in the field of public safety, law, or related fields within 21 the legal power of the Sheriff to provide. 22 If the City desires to receive traffic enforcement, license 23 inspection and enforcement and/or the supplying of crossing guards, 24 crime prevention, community service officers or law enforcement 25 education programs, the City shall notify the Board of Supervisors by 26 resolution of the City Council indicating its desire. Should the City 27 desire to receive any service from the Sheriff not specifically list93 28 above, the City Council, by resolution, must indicate that the Sheriff E 1 is willing to provide such services. 2 4. For the purpose of performing said functions, County shall 3 furnish and supply all necessary labor, supervision, equipment, 4 communication facilities, and supplies necessary to maintain the 5 agreed level of service to be rendered hereunder. Notwithstanding the 6 foregoing, the City may provide additional resources for the County to 7 utilize in performance of the services. 8 When and if both parties to this contract concur as to the 9 necessity of maintaining a law enforcement headquarters within said 10 City which would not normally be provided by the Sheriff, the City 11 shall furnish at its own cost and expense all necessary office space, 12 furniture and furnishings, office supplies, janitor service, 13 telephone, light, water and other utilities. It is expressly further 14 understood that in event such local office is maintained in said City, 15 such quarters may be used by the Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles 16 in connection with the performance of his duties in territory outside 17 of the City, provided, however, that the performance of such outside 18 duties shall not be at any additional cost to the City. 19 Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is mutually agreed that in all 20 instances where special supplies, stationery, notices, forms, and the 21 like must be issued in the name of said City, the same shall be 22 supplied by the City at its own cost and expense. 23 5. All persons employed in the performance of such services and 24 functions pursuant to this agreement for the City shall be County 25 employees, and no City employee as such shall be taken over by said 26 County, and no person employed hereunder shall have any City pension, 27 civil service, or any status or right. 28 3 11 21I 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20, 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 For the purpose of performing services and functions, pursuant to this agreement and only for the purpose of giving official status to('_.% the performance thereof, every County officer and/or employee engaged in performing any such service and function shall be deemed to be an officer or employee of the City while performing such service for the City, which service is within the scope of this agreement and is a municipal function. 6. The contracting City shall not be called upon to assume any liability for the direct payment of any Sheriff's Department salaries, wages, or other compensation to any County personnel. performing services hereunder for said City. Except as herein otherwise specified, the City shall not be liable for compensation or indemnity to any County employee or agent of the County for injury or sickness arising out of his/her employment as a contract employee of the City. 7. The parties hereto have executed an Assumption of Liability Agreement approved by the Board of Supervisors on December 27, 1977, and/or a Joint Indemnity Agreement approved by the Board of Supervisors on October 8, 1991, and/or a revised Joint Indemnity Agreement approved by the Board of Supervisors on August 9, 1993. Whichever of these documents the City has signed later in time is currently in effect and hereby made a part of and incorporated into this agreement as if set out in full herein. In the event the Board of Supervisors approves a subsequent revised Joint Indemnity Agreement and the City executes the revised agreement, the subsequent agreement as of its effective date shall supersede the agreement previously in effect between the parties hereto. 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 �} 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 8. Unless sooner terminated as provided for herein, this agreement shall be effective July 1, 1994 and shall remain in effect until June 30, 1999. At the option of the Board of Supervisors and with the consent of the City Council, this agreement may be renewable for successive periods of not to exceed five years each. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph hereinbefore set forth, either party may terminate this agreement as of the first day of July of any year upon notice in writing to the other party of not less than sixty (60) days prior thereto. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the City may terminate this agreement upon notice in writing to the County given within sixty (60) days of receipt of written notice by the County of any increase in the rate for any service to be performed hereunder, and in such an event this agreement shall terminate sixty (60) calendar days from the date of the City's notice to the County aforementioned. 9. Basic law enforcement service will be provided by County on the basis of a general law enforcement patrol car, or multiple or fraction thereof. It is hereby agreed that the minimum level basic law enforcement service shall be mutually agreed to by both the City and the County as provided in Paragraph 2 herein. 10. The City shall pay for such service or services as are required and requested and provided under this contract during the fiscal year 1993-94 at the following rates or any revised rates or combinations thereof, plus such additional amounts as determined by the County's Auditor -Controller that will reflect any amendment to the County Salary Ordinance related to salaries and employee benefits adopted by the Board of Supervisors. 5 1 SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT'S LAW ENFORCEMENT RATES* FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 / 2 I ....% Service Annual Cost 3 General Law 4 Enforcement Traffic Patrol 5 one -Deputy Car 6 40 hour week $ 161,433 $'148,740 56 hour week 226,006 208,237 7 Around-the-clock,seven-days-a-week 8 basis (three shifts, one -deputy car) 678,018 624,710 9 Team Leader 167,097 154,957 10 Two Deputy Car 11 40 hour. week 317,863 292,478 56 hour. week 445,008 409,469 12 Around -the clock, seven -days -a -week 13 basis (one shift) one -deputy car; two shifts, two -deputy car) 1,116,022 1,027,175 14 Civilian Parking Control Officer 48,401 \i 15 J Crossing Guard (hourly) _ 8.32 16 Station Detective 116,508 17 License Investigation (hourly) 18 Civilian Investigator 44.80 19 Helicopter Patrol & Response (hourly) 473.86 20 Community Relations Officer: Deputy Sheriff,Generalist 90,909 21 Sergeant 116,508 'Lieutenant 127,764 22 Community Services Officer: 23 With Vehicle 26,509 Without Vehicle 24,768 24 Special Assignment officer: 25 Generalist 105,458 Generalist with Relief 122,604 26 Sergeant 122,188 Sergeant with Relief 142,054 27 / \ * Excludes Contract Cities Liability Trust Fund contributions. � f 2811 6 1- 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 0 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The foregoing rates shall be readjusted by the County Auditor - Controller annually effective July 1 of each year to reflect the cost of such service in accordance with the policies and procedures for the determination of such rate as adopted by the Board of Supervisors of County. If the cost of providing the services changes at any time, the City shall be notified of each such change in writing and the same shall be effective on the first day of the calendar month next following giving of such notice. 11. The cost of other services requested pursuant to this agreement and not set forth in Paragraph 10 shall be determined by the Auditor -Controller in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Board of Supervisors of County. 12. The County, through the Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles, shall render to said City within ten days after the close of each calendar month a summarized invoice which covers all services performed during said month, and said City shall pay County therefor within thirty (30) days after date of said invoice. If such payment is not delivered to the County office which is described on said invoice within thirty (30) days after the date of the invoice, the County is entitled to recover interest thereon. Said interest shall be at the rate of ten (10) percent per annum or any portion thereof calculated from the last day of the month in which the services were performed. 13. Notwithstanding the provisions of Government Code Section 1 907, if such payment is not delivered to the County office which is described on said invoice within thirty (30) days after the date of'•. the invoice, the County may satisfy such indebtedness, including W 1 interest thereon, from any funds of, the City on deposit with the 2 County without giving further notice to City of County's intention to j 3 do so. 4 14. As part of its compliance with all applicable laws and 5 regulations relating to employee hiring, the County agrees that the 6 County Civil Service Rules to which it is subject and which prohibit 7 discrimination on the basis of non -merit factors, shall for purposes 8 of this contract be read and understood to prohibit discrimination on 9 the basis of sexual orientation. 10 11 12 13 14 �) 15 �J 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 i 1 28 8 1 CJ 2 3 4 5' 6 7 8 9 to 11 12 13 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Santa Clarita by resolution duly adopted by its City Council, caused this agreement to be signed by its Mayor and attested to by its Clerk, and the County of Los Angeles, by order of its Board of Supervisors, has caused these presents to be subscribed by the Chairman of said Board to be affixed thereto and attested by the Clerk of said Board, all on the day and year first above written. 141 ATTEST: 15 16 17, 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 0 27 M City Clerk ATTEST: LARRY L. MONTEILH Executive Officer/Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By Deputy APPROVED AS TO FORM: DE WITT W. CLINTON County C nsel By Deputy CITY OF SANTA CLARITA By Mayor COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES By Chairman, Board of Supervisors Approved as to Fong. City attorney 9