Dublin Renews Contract With Alameda County Sheriff's Office

DUBLIN, CA — The Alameda County Sheriff's Office will spend another 10 years providing law enforcement services to the City of Dublin, the Dublin Town Council decided this month.

The current contract expires at the end of June and the new agreement runs July 2020 through June 2030, with two five-year terms. There will be an automatic renewal for the second term after the first five years.

The cost could fluctuate from year-to-year depending on how much staffing the city needs and labor negotiations, but the city expects to pay about $21 million for the July 2019 to June 2020 fiscal year.

Dublin has relied on the sheriff's office for policing services since 1982, according to a council report on the contract.

The council voted unanimously to approve the agreement at its March 3 meeting.

In other police news, the council voted to authorize the purchase of two 2020 Dodge Charges for investigators and a 2020 Chevrolet Blazer for employees in special investigations.

Three unmarked cars were scheduled to be replaced in the current fiscal year, according to a council report. Among the lot is a 2014 Ford Explorer with more than 134,000 miles, a 2014 Ford Taurus with more than 89,000 miles and a 2011 Ford Taurus with more than 109,000 miles.

Dublin Police Services administration, investigators and special investigations personnel have a total of 12 unmarked cars, and the city considers replacing cars after five years and/or 75,000 miles, according to the report.