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Sheriff's Public Safety Bureau outlines duties; council approves law-enforcement fee schedule
Summary
The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Public Safety Bureau presented its history and current operations — judicial protection, facilities protection, youth services, animal services, senior center work and election support — and council approved a law-enforcement fee schedule for forensic, property/evidence and secondary-employment services.
Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera and Sergeant Trent Egersoll briefed the council on the scope and work of the Sheriff's Office Public Safety Bureau and the county council approved a fee schedule for the Law Enforcement Bureau.
Sergeant Egersoll described the bureau's evolution from a small facilities security group in the 1970s into a Public Safety Bureau that now provides bailiff and facility-protection services across county venues. Rivera noted the unit is led by Chief Deputy Carrie Huth and has 12 sergeants overseeing about 121 deputies and 10 civilian staff who run coordination and control-room duties. The Matheson Courthouse security team handles roughly 1,200 daily patrons and manages more than 100 prisoner transports on a typical day; the civil unit receives approximately 10,000 requests for service annually.
The presentation highlighted work at arts venues, the government center, youth services, animal services and two senior centers where deputies have responded to overdoses and administered naloxone. Rivera also emphasized community outreach programs such as police-week activities at South Valley School and holiday "shopping with the shield" events.
Chief Jason Ackerman presented a proposed service fee schedule, noting the fees cover cost recovery for forensics, property and evidence handling and secondary employment staffing. A council member moved to approve the fee schedule; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.
Council members offered praise for the bureau's work and described recent collaborative responses at polling locations and local theaters. Sheriff Rivera and Sergeant Egersoll answered questions about staffing, event planning, and the scope of facility security.
