Contract City Enforcement
The Sheriff’s Department has been involved
with Contract Law Enforcement since 1983 and currently
provides full law enforcement services to four contract
cities. Additionally, the department provides radio dispatch
and call receipt for three other police departments, the
National Park Service at the Lava Beds National Monument as
well as the United States Forest Service Law Enforcement
Officers (LEOs) on the Klamath National Forest and the
Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Siskiyou County. Law
enforcement contracts are a good way for small, rural
communities to increase their law enforcement coverage while
lowering their overall costs of operation. This is a growing
field and we look to expand our contracts in the future.
Montague - The City
of Montague was the first community in Siskiyou County to
decide to contract for law enforcement services rather than
operate a police department. The City and the County entered
into an agreement in July 1983 and the contract has been
very successful since. The City contracts for one “personnel
year” which is a minimum of 1,800 hours of service per year.
In 2004 the Sheriff’s Department provided the City with
3,746 hours of service and answered 1,348 calls for service.
Sergeant Bucky Jefferson is assigned as the department’s
representative to the City and serves as the Chief of
Police.
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City of Dunsmuir |
Dunsmuir - The City
of Dunsmuir contracted for law enforcement services in 1992.
The community contracts for 7,200 hours of service per year
which provides the City with a Sergeant and four Deputy
Sheriffs. The department provided 7,772 hours of service
during 2004 and answered 2,925 calls for service. Sergeant
Craig Dilley is assigned as the department’s representative
to the City and serves as the Chief of Police.
Fort Jones -The
City of Fort Jones contracted for law enforcement services
in July 1989. The community contracts for one half
“personnel year” which is a minimum of 900 hours of service
per year plus pays for another COPS position from the City’s
allocation of the Citizen’s Option for Public Safety (COPS).
During 2004 the Sheriff’s Department provided the City with
2,310 hours of service and handled 393 calls for service.
Sergeant Mike Gilley is assigned as the department’s
representative to the City and serves as the Chief of
Police.
Dorris -The City of
Dorris contracted for law enforcement services in 1996. The
City contracts for 3,150 hours of service per year which
equates to one and three quarters of a “personnel year” plus
pays for another COPS position from the City’s allocation of
the Citizen’s Option for Public Safety (COPS). The
department provided 3,820 hours of service and answered 660
calls for service. Sergeant Monty Cervelli is assigned as
the department’s representative to the City and serves as
the Chief of Police.
