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Committee accepts Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board annual report; board outlines OIG hiring timeline and startup budget needs
Summary
The Budget and Appropriation Committee heard the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board annual report and a presentation on standing up an Office of Inspector General (OIG). Board leaders described recruitment plans, staffing needs and a preliminary budget estimate; the committee voted to file the report and approve the acceptance resolution.
The Budget and Appropriation Committee received the 2022 annual report from the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board and discussed next steps to stand up an Office of Inspector General (OIG).
Supervisor Shamal Walton opened the item with a summary of the ballot charter change (Prop D) that created the oversight board. Walton said the charter establishes a seven‑member board that appoints an inspector general, investigates deaths in custody and conducts community outreach and complaint reviews.
Jason Wagner, introduced to the committee as the president of the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board, and Dan Leung, the board’s secretary, presented the board’s work to date and the board’s internal estimate for a start‑up budget. Leung said the original budget for the new department…
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