During my tenure as Sheriff, I have made $50 million dollars in cuts.
I made those cuts in an unprecedented way--I cut 42% of my command
staff. I did this to preserve the public safety. I do not want the
public to bear the price of law enforcement budget cuts. I created a
new classification, Correctional Service Assistants, who will staff
35% of our County Jail positions. This will save Orange County
taxpayers another $10 million dollars a year. I am seeking a
contract with Immigration and Custom Enforcement that will generate
additional revenue for public safety and help ICE expedite deportation
of criminal illegal immigrants. I requested and received Board
approval to charge inmates for the cost of booking them into our
jail. I will continue to look for ways to meet our budget shortfall
by making strategic cuts and looking for ways to generate revenue.
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