To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: POST Emergency Vehicle Operations Course Contract
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), to pay the County an amount not to exceed $232,500 to provide Emergency Vehicle Operations Course instruction, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in the Office of the Sheriff receiving up to $232,500 in revenue from the State of California. This is fully budgeted in Fiscal Year 2025/26 with expenditures being fully offset by the costs recovered from the per student fee. There is no County cost.
BACKGROUND:
The Office of the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Training Center provides State Commission on POST approved Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC), required by POST, for qualified law enforcement personnel. POST provides funding on an annual basis for agencies that present this training. The contract allows the Office of the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Training Center to initially train 155 students at an initial cost of $1,500 per student. This contract includes full indemnification of the State of California.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the Office of the Sheriff will not be able to provide or be reimbursed for the services outlined in the contract.