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Interesting, which got me thinking.. Where does it limit jurisdiction to unincorporated areas? After digging in the ordinance[1], it seems to apply to any "Cou

by tzm 10y ago

Interesting, which got me thinking.. Where does it limit jurisdiction to unincorporated areas? After digging in the ordinance[1], it seems to apply to any "County department with a recognized County budget unit", which should include both cities and unincorporated areas [2], as the fiscal budget appropriates money to these populated areas. If it's limited to unincorporated areas, then it would only enforceable in 8% of populated areas (primarily farmland), as 92% of the 1.8 million population lives in cities [3]. [1] http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=4&ID=149330 http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=4&ID=1493... [2] https://www.sccgov.org/sites/sccphd/en-us/Partners/Data/Pages/City-Profiles.aspx https://www.sccgov.org/sites/sccphd/en-us/Partners/Data/Page... [3] https://www.sccgov.org/sites/scc/pages/about-the-county.aspx https://www.sccgov.org/sites/scc/pages/about-the-county.aspx

zmanian 10y ago
Basically the jurisdiction is limited to equipment used by the county sheriff. To cover the police departments within the county, we need to pass a similar ordinance in each city. We are working on it
- tzm 10y ago
  Excellent. Thanks for clarifying. Hope to see this adopted everywhere.
DrScump 10y ago
<as the fiscal budget appropriates money to these populated areas.> There are a few cities that subcontract to the county for their law enforcement. Cupertino, for one. [EDIT] But I don't see how the county has jurisdiction there for any ordinances.