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Lake Forest council approves Orange County Sheriff contract adding one deputy for FY 2025–26
Summary
Council approved a new contract with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for fiscal year 2025–26 that adds one deputy to the city’s patrol for the coming year; staff said the addition responds to population growth, rising calls for service and a slight uptick in response times.
Lake Forest — The Lake Forest City Council approved a renewed contract with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department on May 20 that includes one additional patrol deputy for fiscal year 2025–26, city staff said.
Deputy City Manager Sean McGovern presented the proposed contract and summarized 2024 statistics. McGovern said the sheriff’s contract is cost‑efficient for the city and noted several performance measures: an increase in calls for service between 2023 and 2024, a small increase in average response time for priority 1 calls (to about 5 minutes, 11 seconds), and a decline in preventive patrol time that staff attributed to increased…
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