After a contentious budget hearing Tuesday, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted to restore funding for the Sheriff’s Office’s Problem-Oriented Policing unit, reversing a decision made just weeks earlier to eliminate the team amid budget constraints.
Despite opposition from Supervisors Phil Serna and Patrick Kennedy, the board voted 3-2 to re-allocate funding to the Sheriff’s Office Problem-Oriented Policing unit, or POP unit, Tuesday afternoon. A “proactive” policing unit, the six-person team aims to address long-term quality-of-life and public safety issues in neighborhoods before they escalate.
The team was slated for elimination under funding cuts for the upcoming fiscal year, following the approbation of a $9 billion budget, outlining $57 million in cuts to general fund departments, through a 4-1 vote on June 10…