Solano supervisors delay Valeo policing contract after CalPERS audit risks laid out

The Solano County Board of Supervisors voted to continue consideration of a proposed short-term contract to provide sheriff services to the city of Vallejo until a July 22 meeting, after sheriff’s staff and county attorneys warned a recent CalPERS audit may force the county to remove retired-annuitant deputies by July 1.

The decision followed more than two hours of discussion at which the county’s sheriff explained that CalPERS has concluded some court bailiffs and retired annuitants have worked “more than three years,” which triggers termination under the retirement system’s rules. The sheriff said enforcement could expose affected retirees to large financial penalties and require the county to replace retired annuitant positions with full‑time deputies, raising costs and stressing patrol staffing countywide.

Why it matters: The county is weighing a proposal to provide supplemental policing services in Vallejo funded in part by the city and a private partner. County staff and supervisors said the sudden CalPERS findings, the time needed to hire and train replacements, and uncertainty about whether CalPERS…