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February 25, 2025 |
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SUBJECT
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SHERIFF - APPROVAL OF SHERIFF'S STAFF TRAVEL OUT OF COUNTRY FOR GLOBAL LARGE-SCALE EVENTS TRAINING BY POLICE SCOTLAND (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
In accordance with Board of Supervisors Policy D-7, Out-of-County Business and Related
Guidelines and Processes and Administrative Code section 470, this is a request to approve two staff from San Diego County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff's Office) to attend an event hosted by Police Scotland’s International Academy. Graduates from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) National Executive Institute (NEI) were specifically invited for this 5-day program called "Preparing for Major Football Events" Training. Today’s request is for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to approve the Undersheriff and the Sergeant of the Sheriff’s Emergency Planning Detail travel to the United Kingdom to attend this training scheduled for March 12-16, 2025.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
SHERIFF
1. Per Administrative Code 470, approve the Undersheriff and the Sergeant of the Sheriff’s Emergency Planning Detail travel to the United Kingdom for participation in the "Preparing for Major Football Events" Training scheduled for March 12-16, 2025.
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
The San Diego County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff's Office) mission is to provide the highest quality public safety services to everyone in San Diego County. By participating in high-level executive training, the Sheriff has opportunities to discuss and learn about best practices in leading public safety agencies, which enhances the Sheriff's perspective in approaching issues and developing policies for the betterment of the communities served. The training participants will include leaders from various large law enforcement agencies, to include the FBI, federal law enforcement partners, military criminal investigative branches, and international police departments.
SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT STATEMENT
Today's action contributes to the County of San Diego's Sustainability Goal of engaging the community in meaningful ways to foster inclusive and sustainable communities. The event and security planning for major events involves community engagement, input, and partnership. Additionally, engaging in this program provides leaders a cross-cultural opportunity as participants will be executive police leadership from across the globe.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for this request are included in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Operational Plan for the Sheriff's Office. If approved, all associated travel and accommodation costs, estimated total at $4,000, will be funded by existing General Purpose Revenue within the Sheriff’s Office. Both Sheriff's staff will receive regular salary and benefits, and no overtime will be incurred as a result of this trip. There will be no change in net General Fund cost and no additional staff years.
BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT
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BACKGROUND
Police Scotland’s International Academy has created a 5-day program called "Preparing for Major Football Events" Training and has extended the invitation to executives of law enforcement agencies around the world. The training will be hosted by Police Scotland’s International Academy at the Scottish Police Headquarters during the week of March 12-16, 2025. Police Scotland has established a reputation for successfully and safely policing major international events, including the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and the United Nations 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) climate change summit in 2021. COP26 required one of the largest policing operations in the United Kingdom’s history with up to 10,000 officers deployed during a 25-day operation, across 62 venues with 40,000 visitors to Scotland, including 128 world leaders.
The "Preparing for Major Football Events" Training is ideal preparation in the build-up of large-scale global events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Los Angeles, California. The training will involve presentations from experts in event management from within Police Scotland and external partners. The program includes site visits at Hampden, the home of Scottish football, and observation of the Celtic and Rangers event to see how it is policed.
As the second-in-command of the Sheriff's Office, the Undersheriff will be able to participate along with other law enforcement executives to better prepare the Sheriff's Office and regional partners in San Diego County make executive level decisions when planning for the safety and security of large-scale events. The Sergeant for the Sheriff’s Emergency Services Detail will benefit in the training as he leads the unit responsible for coordinating the Sheriff's emergency, disaster, and critical incident preparedness and response.
By approving today's request, the Board will support the Sheriff's Office in better serving the region and the communities of San Diego County through specialized training in large-scale events to include international events.
LINKAGE TO THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO STRATEGIC PLAN
Today’s proposed action supports the Empower and Community Engagement Strategic Initiative of the County of San Diego’s 2025 - 2030 Strategic Plan by providing training and information sharing opportunities for the Sheriff's Office, enabling its personnel to better serve and protect the residents of San Diego County, while developing strong, collaborative relationships with law enforcement leaders in the world.
Respectfully submitted,
Kelly a. martinez
Sheriff
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