To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Purchase Order - LC Action Police Supply
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Office of the Sheriff, a purchase order with LC Action Police Supply in an amount not to exceed $250,000 to replace the existing Sig Sauer Firearm platform with Glock pistols for the sworn peace officer employees in the training unit of the Office of the Sheriff.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The purchases will be 100% funded by the Office of the Sheriff's FY2023/24 County General Fund allocation. The $250,000 expenditure is the net cost, offset by the exchange rate of the Office of the Sheriff’s current Sig Sauer firearms.
BACKGROUND:
Sig Sauer, in conjunction with the law enforcement industry standard, recommends the replacement of a normally operated police firearm after approximately nine years. As such, 2015 should have been the sunset year for the Sig Sauer pistols purchased in 2006. In 2015, the Office of the Sheriff Training Division Administration and associated range staff began a preliminary examination into an emergent issue regarding aging night sights mounted on many of the duty-issued Sig Sauer pistols. Moreover, this issue coincided with a compounding question of the recent unreliability of new versions of the Sig Sauer weapon systems and a possible need to transition to a more reliable firearm.
The Sig Sauer options are more costly to purchase and have known performance issues. Sig Sauer platforms currently used by the Office of the Sheriff are more costly to replace, utilize the .40 caliber ammunition that is significantly more expensive and harder to procure than the 9mm ammunition used by the Glock platform, and the manufacturing lead time is currently 12 calendar months from the date of order. Glock manufacturing lead time for orders is 60-90 days. Many large law enforcement agencies have recently transitioned from the Sig Sauer weapon system to a Glock platform. Glock pistols have been widely utilized over the years, have one of the most straightforward, simplistic designs, and are inherently more reliable. Most current estimates hold that 65-70% of American police officers carry Glocks as their primary duty weapons.
The Sheriff's Office Firearms Committee selected the Glock pistol as an authorized and issued duty weapon after reviewing comparable pistol options. Glock is respected in the law enforcement field for making quality and dependable firearms. LC Action is the law enforcement distributor for our area.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve this purchase could result in the Office of the Sheriff not being able to replace old firearms and equipment with the more reliable option necessary to ensure public safety.
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. |
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Monica Nino, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors |
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