Emergency call response times will suffer as a result of the nearly $1 million in budget cuts facing the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, according to the Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff’s Association. When the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved the county's budget on Friday, it resolved a shortfall of $76 million. The county made major budget cuts to its programs and departments — including the Sheriff’s Department — and has laid off more than 700 employees since July.  ... KathleenHaley thsas 2009-10-09T15:22:18Z 2009-10-09T15:22:18Z

The recession has cut our cost of living exspenses by up to 30%, say some reports. Other reports say 20%. But no one dissagrees, that it has been a recession. Everything must receed, just to stay equal. If you can keep the same pay right now, you have gotten a big raise. It apprears like the department will create a reduction of force through attrition, a very luxurious method of reducing spending. Oh the rough life of a non-competitive industry....how do they do it.

thsas 2009-10-09T15:22:18Z Rhonda Erwin 2009-10-09T08:58:29Z 2009-10-09T08:58:29Z

"Mickelson questions whether the board is truly making public safety its first priority." WOW, when the music changes so does the dance. Having attended numerous county supervisor hearings and listening to the greedy (sac county sheriff's department) come in like pirates and hijack the budget hearings to take from the needy to give to the greedy, Mickelson's response is not surprising yet it is disappointing. The scare tactics have lost momentum if I had a dollar for everytime I heard this threat during budget times I wouldn't be broke-- LOL But seriously Sacramento Sheriff's department has been a drain on the county budget for years, heck how much "were" they spending on cell phone usage for personal calls, nice pretty boats, and other "wants" not needs? I'm not worried about the response time, I've seen so many on one street for a non violent crime caravanning after one another I am not worried. But I do worry that the deceit coming from the department, during budget times, shows public safety is not top priority of the Sheriff's department- Top priority appears to be MONEY and "inner department safety/ job security NOT "public" safety

Rhonda Erwin 2009-10-09T08:58:29Z Rhys02 2009-10-09T02:55:11Z 2009-10-09T02:55:11Z

What hubrus!!...the reason the county is broke and has to lay off deputies is because of all the years the deputies held the supervisors hostage and got one pay raise after another. If the deputies would agree to salary concessions...even just forgoe pay raises the layoff wouldn't be needed. But the sheriff's department isn't going to tell you that..it is too easy to try and frighten the public into gutting every other program ...but theirs...

Rhys02 2009-10-09T02:55:11Z