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Sheriff warns proposed $5 million cut would force dozens of position cuts, reduce patrols and slow jail operations
Summary
At the Santa Barbara County budget workshop, Sheriff Bill Brown and staff warned that a proposed $5 million reduction to the sheriff’s budget would eliminate roughly 30 positions and constrain patrol and custody operations; supervisors pressed staff for options and residents urged restorations.
Sheriff Bill Brown told the Board of Supervisors on April 15 that a proposed $5 million cut to his office’s budget would force deep reductions to sworn and civilian staff and would slow emergency response and jail operations.
The sheriff said the department already is operating with vacancies and extensive overtime, and that the proposed reductions “va a resultar en una gran reducción de servicios significativos, incluyendo menos patrullaje en las áreas no incorporadas” and would require eliminating about 30 positions: “Si los cortes que se proponen en este proceso continúa, vamos a tener que bajar otros 30 posiciones.”
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