A law enforcement staffing study approved by Commissioners Court last April hasn't begun — and won't be ready for the upcoming budget cycle.
Members of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office attend the 27th annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice last year.This is the perfect time to show your support for local journalism.Just over one year ago in April, Bexar County Commissioners Court unanimously approved plans to hire a firm or consultant to “determine the appropriate number of law enforcement personnel needed in unincorporated Bexar County, to be completed prior to July 31, 2023.
The study was meant to inform future budget discussions. But it wasn’t completed before the county’s current budget wasOne year later, as another budget season approaches, the study still does not exist. In fact, it hasn’t even begun. The county has been busy with an internal study to determine how many patrol districts are needed to accommodate the deputy positions approved last year, Smith said. “Ultimately, what you want is a sense of how these additional districts would shorten response times on average.”Will you become a member today?
Smith wants to avoid a repeat of 2022, when commissioners heard the results of two different studies regarding staffing at the jail; one from Salazar anticipates asking for 70-80 deputy positions in the upcoming budget talks, regardless of the study. He said he’s confident thatBut Salazar is concerned that the study’s parameters will be “skewed” or “manipulated” by county management.
Ron Tooke, president of the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Bexar County, said adding more deputies could solve a longstanding “catch-22” situation.
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