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Sheriff seeks 0.5 FTE for countywide parking enforcement; EBC suggests using vacant ALEA post
Summary
The sheriff's office asked the board to appropriate funds for a half‑time parking enforcement deputy to address chronic parking complaints; the budget committee recommended using an existing vacant ALEA position and revisiting if vacancies are filled.
The sheriff's office requested board approval to add a 0.5 full‑time‑equivalent position for countywide parking enforcement tied to the recently passed parking ordinance. County staff described the request as a targeted, part‑time position intended to respond to parking complaints and perform administrative follow‑up rather than answer radio calls for service.
Sheriff's office representatives said the request would fund salary and benefits for a 0.5 FTE and that the office had an experienced retired traffic deputy prepared to fill the post quickly. The sheriff's office explained they currently show four hard deputy vacancies and many additional trainees occupying 0‑level positions, which complicates relying on vacancy savings to fund new ongoing positions.
EBC recommended the sheriff use an existing vacant position in the ALEA (unincorporated area) fund to fill the need now and, once vacancies are filled, return for reconsideration. "The recommendation on that was to use an existing vacant position in ALEA. And once all those vacancies are filled, to come back and reconsider the request at that point," an EBC representative said.
Commissioners debated the request against other near‑term FTE asks, including the DA’s victim specialist. Commissioner Warren Gulley and Commissioner Wanda Fields voiced concerns about consistency in allocating scarce FTEs; Fields said she valued victim services but acknowledged the local parking enforcement ordinance was an implementation the board had asked to be enforced. The sheriff clarified the 0.5 FTE would be expected to spend 15–20 hours per week on parking enforcement and noted the request did not include a vehicle but would cover a laptop and standard deputy equipment.
Outcome: The board accepted the EBC recommendation to allow the sheriff to use a vacant ALEA position for the parking enforcement need and to bring the request back if vacancies are later filled, rather than approving immediate new ongoing general‑fund FTE funding.
