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Supervisor Sarmiento opposes Lexipol contract amendment, board approves 4–1

Orange County Board of Supervisors
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Summary

The board approved an amendment to the sheriff-coroner’s Lexipol contract for policy manuals and training, but Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento voiced a formal 'no' citing concerns about Lexipol's use-of-force and de-escalation language and the need for tailored, in-house policies; the motion carried 4–1.

The board voted to approve Amendment 1 to a contract with Lexipol LLC — a vendor that supplies policy manuals and training materials to law-enforcement agencies — but the vote was not unanimous.

Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento announced he would vote against…

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