Page 1 of 1 From: Richard Wiles (Sheriff) Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 4:41 PM To: Sheriff's Office Subject: Budget Issue / BCI Grant To All Personnel: AAs you may be aware, we are currently in discussions with the Commissioners Court in regard to our budget. Part of this discussion is a request to fund our Border Crime Initiative (BCI) because of the lost of grant funding. BC! has been funded through a federal (state pass-through) grant for many years. However for the next fiscal year, the grant funding hhas been reduced from almost $2.6 million to $220,000. As such, we are $1,380,000 short and have asked the Commissioners Court to fund the difference from the General Fund. Ifthe Commissioners Court is unable to fund the difference, the $220,000 will only cover the salaries and benefits of two detectives. As such, we will have to eliminate -1- deputy sergeant position, -7- detective positions, and -3- deputy sheriff positions from the staffing of the Sheriff's Office. Additionally, the BCI civilian positions currently in place and being paid out of GP! {income generated from the unit) will be eliminated since there willbe little or no income to continue paying for those positions. ‘As far as the uniformed positions, the elimination of the BCI positions will result in transfers and a “push-down” beginning with those with the least seniority in their respective positions. For instance, the last promoted deputy sergeant will be demoted to deputy sheriff, the last seven promoted detectives will be demoted to deputy sheriff, and the last eleven deputies will be placed back into vacant detention officer positions. ‘As you can tell, this is a complicated process and those affected will be notified of a meeting this coming week to further explain the implications. In the meantime, know that we are working with the Commissioners Court in an attempt to find the funding necessary to keep BC\ in place and therefore prevent this disruption in the Office. Sincerely, Richard Wiles Sheriff