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Sheriff outlines Axon contract, school resource expansion and plan for internet-crimes unit
Summary
The sheriff briefed supervisors on a 10-year technology partnership with Axon, expansion of school resource officers through MOUs, officer wellness and a request to staff a new ICAC unit with two detectives; he warned FCC changes to inmate-telephone commissions could affect 2027 revenue.
The county sheriff told supervisors the office has pursued several initiatives to modernize operations and strengthen community partnerships as budget planning for 2027 proceeds.
The sheriff said the office entered a 10-year partnership with Axon to upgrade tasers to Taser 10, adopt Axon Body 4 body-worn cameras and implement a fully integrated digital-evidence system. "This initiative replaces outdated equipment with next generation Taser 10 devices, upgrades our body worn cameras to the Axon Body 4 platform, and establishes a fully integrated digital evidence system," the sheriff said.
The sheriff also said the department added two school-resource officers through memorandums of understanding with Salem Lakes and Silver Lake school districts, expanded summer patrol coverage, and has launched a sheriff mobile app to provide residents with a tip line, addiction-recovery resources and detention-related information.
For 2027 the sheriff said a priority is establishing a dedicated ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) unit in the detective bureau and requested two additional detective positions to handle growing caseloads related to online exploitation. He also listed continuing challenges that could affect the budget: a decline in inmate-phone commission revenue resulting from new FCC rules (already taking effect), ongoing inmate medical costs, elevated fuel costs and overtime pressures in detention.
The sheriff noted officer-wellness investments, saying the office has completed roughly 132 annual mental-health wellness checks since January and that peer-support teams have provided meaningful one-on-one support.
Supervisors asked for specifics about the mobile app and whether other counties' apps could provide a model; the sheriff said the app is in development and he would share more information and images with supervisors.
