Town Hall meeting with Sheriff Gary Kuntz TONIGHT! 5-22-14

Town Hall Meeting with Sheriff Gary Kuntz 5-22-14

Town Hall Meeting with Sheriff Gary Kuntz 5-22-14

Sheriff Kuntz Town Hall - Sheriff Dept in need of public support

With a budget that has plummeted from 16 million per year to 8 million per year and an onslaught of AB 109 inmates foisted upon the Sheriff Dept, Sheriff Gary Kuntz made a public plea at the Copperopolis Town Hall held June 7, 2012, for citizens to raise their voices. "Its your tax dollars, you need to tell the board how you want it spent."

Though the County receives a set amount of funding for the AB109 inmates, the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) committee deemed that the lion's share of the funding from the state would go towards treatment and rehabilitation. It was mentioned that the 'deck was stacked' against law enforcement when the AB109 funding funneled into the county, the make up of the CCP committee appeared to be the reasoning for the statement. The CCP committee is comprised of the Sheriff, Chief of Police, DA, Public Defender, Presiding Judge, Probation Department, and Behavioral Health. According to Kuntz the only votes in favor of funneling enough money from the state allotment for law enforcement was from DA Yook, Angels Camp Chief of Police and himself.