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Sheriff’s office reports 3,066 calls and $38,009 in city services over 10 months
Summary
A sheriff’s office representative told Oakley City Council the county provided roughly 3,066 calls-for-service for the city between July 2024 and April 2025 at a cost of $38,009.57, averaging about $12.70 per incident. Councilmembers asked for more detail on citations and repeat stops.
Officer Tim Burke of the county sheriff’s office presented Oakley City Council with an overview of policing activity the county provided to the city from July 2024 through April 2025.
Burke said the county handled 3,066 calls for service in the city during that period. He broke that total into several categories: 2,477 directed patrols, 260 traffic stops, 155 property watches, 97 community‑oriented policing (COP) contacts, 23 parking problems, 10 citizen assists and smaller counts of pedestrian stops, suspicious‑activity checks, school‑zone enforcement and VIN inspections.
Burke said the total billed to the city for those services was $38,009.57, which he calculated as roughly $12.70 per incident. He characterized directed patrols as deputies deliberately driving through neighborhoods, checking parks and buildings and maintaining a visible presence to deter crime.
Councilmembers pressed for more detail. One asked how many traffic stops resulted in citations versus warnings; Burke said he had not broken down citations in his summary but offered to provide that data. Other councilmembers asked whether some people were stopped repeatedly; Burke said the office can review repeat contacts and that deputies use verbal warnings, written warnings and citations depending on severity.
Councilmembers also discussed enforcement of speed limits and signage visibility. Burke said better sign placement helps deputies and increases compliance; he noted school‑zone enforcement and vehicle size (large trucks) were recurring resident concerns. Burke said Oakley shifts are popular with deputies and that the city’s twice‑weekly patrol shifts average about 12 deputy hours per week.
Councilmembers asked for a follow up with more granular counts of citations and repeat stops; Burke agreed to provide that information.
