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| Association Manager Report -- June |
Now that summer has officially arrived, you’re probably asking yourself the same question we are. How are we already halfway through 2011?
But halfway done with the calendar does not mean halfway done with the job ahead, and we have a very busy second half of the year on tap for CALSAGA. Not only do we have our Annual Conference coming soon, but you’ll see a whole host of new member benefit and strategic partnerships very soon. We hope you are excited as we are for what is in store for CALSAGA members and our industry throughout the rest of the year.
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| The California Budget Chronicles |
After a very interesting series of events over the last two weeks, Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic legislators have reached a deal to pass the 2011-2012 state budget. This final deal came together on the heels of Brown’s controversial veto of last week’s Democrat supported budget proposal. The new budget deal is based on somewhat optimistic projections that the state will receive an additional $4 billion in revenue for 2011-2012, and contains triggered which will force additional program cuts should these revenue projections fall short.
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| BSIS sting operations results in 10 citations for unlicensed activity |
On June 24, 2011, the Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Security & Investigative Services (BSIS), Redding Police Department and the Alcoholic Beverage Control issued 10 citations to several local bar establishments for failure to have their security officers properly licensed.
It appears that the officers in question were employees of the bars, and if so, would be required to be registered as proprietary security officers and subject to 16 hours of training and a federal and state background check.
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| Santa Cruz Police Department turns to First Alarm for patrols in troubled park |
As discussed at the 2010 CALSAGA Annual Conference, local police departments, facing unprecedented budget shortfalls, continue to seek support from private security to supplement their existing police force. While there are differing opinions on whether or not this trend is good – largely because the model is relatively new one – one thing is clear. Contracting private security makes economic sense and gives local police departments the flexibility to respond to more urgent calls.
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