The Board of Supervisors is expected to approve three law enforcement services contracts worth over $160 million. These contracts involve the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, two cities, and a school district.
Sheriff Chad Bianco is seeking authorization to enter into a two-year compact with the city of La Quinta, a five-year agreement with the city of Jurupa Valley, and a one-year contract with the Perris Union High School District. The sheriff’s department already has existing law enforcement services agreements with each of these entities.
The largest agreement, totaling $128.9 million, is with Jurupa Valley and covers the current fiscal year until the end of 2027-28. The compact with La Quinta amounts to $34.78 million and runs from July of this year to July 2025. The agreement with the Perris Union High School District will also start this month and conclude next July, with a cost of $372,000.
According to a statement from the sheriff’s department posted on the board’s agenda, “The sheriff and district share common goals that include the provision of programs that address the needs of students at risk. School resource officers serve as a visual deterrent to aberrant behavior and thereby enhance campus control and student protection.”
The contractees will bear the full cost of services without any appropriations from the county General Fund. The number of personnel provided to each entity will vary, with the highest figure in Jurupa Valley, where 25 deputies and community services officers will be dedicated to operations citywide at all times.
Cities will benefit from helicopter patrols, robbery and homicide investigations, SWAT unit, and bomb squad responses, all without having to cover the expenses individually. Contracting entities are also relieved of the direct cost of lawsuits resulting from the actions of sheriff’s personnel.
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