Currently there are 25 parolees released to Calaveras County through AB 109 realignment with more returning to the county in the coming months.
Supervisor Spellman stated at the last BOS meeting the Board“doesn’t have much of a choice” when it comes to paying for public safety. This is in reference to the California Constitution which states that local officials have an obligation to give priority to the provision of adequate public safety services.
Capt Macedo pointed out that recent cuts to the department have increased the response times to calls to an average of 41 minutes, stating at a recent town hall meeting, "We warned the Board of Supervisors this would happen. We played them 911 dispatch tapes of people screaming waiting for a Deputy to arrive. We were accused of trying to use scare tactics. Its not scare tactics, its reality."
CALIFORNIA
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE
13 TAXATION
SEC.
35. (a) The people of the State of
California find and declare
all
of the following:
(1) Public safety services are critically
important to the
security
and well-being of the State's citizens and to the growth and
revitalization
of the State's economic base.
(2) The protection of the public safety is
the first
responsibility
of local government and local officials have an
obligation
to give priority to the provision of adequate public
safety
services.
