RES-2006-022 Recognize Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass for Expenditure Reductions Through Alternative Funding

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~:-~~ -~ ~~ ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMIVIISSIONERS RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE SHERIFF LINDY PENDERGRASS FOR EXPENDITURE REDUCTIONS THROUGH ALTERNATIVE FUNDING WHEREAS, Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass has served the citizens of Orange County since 1982 .and has successfully implemented significant improvements in County law enforcement services without increasing costs to County taxpayers; and WHEREAS, the Sheriff s Office recently purchased a Special Response Team (SRT) truck and equipped it with barricade shields, tactical lights, and weapons, all through donations ($40,000) from private citizens; and WHEREAS, deputies and members of the department have received specialized Homeland Security training at a cost of over $45,000 funded through federal grants; and WHEREAS, by housing Federal Inmates for the U.S. Marshal's Office, the department for 2005 provided a revenue stream of $1,780,470 to the Orange County General fund; and WHEREAS, Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass has instituted energy conservation measures by reducing vehicular mileage by 10,000-15,000 miles per month without comprising citizens' safety; and WHEREAS, the Sheriff s Office worked with the Orange County School System and received over $240,000 in grant funding from the COPS Program for cameras and video equipment to enhance school security; and WHEREAS, since 1994 by participating in the Federal Surplus program, the Sheriff's Department has received equipment (trucks, ballistic helmets, weapons, etc.) worth $1,084,633 at no cost to Orange County tax payers; and NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby acknowledge the fiscal creativity and hard work in providing security and safety for the people of Orange County by Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass and the entire Sheriff's Department. This the 21St day of March 2006. Barry Jacobs, Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners