(a) Surcharge. The Sheriff is hereby authorized to charge, effective as of the effective date of this Section, a six dollar ($6.00) surcharge per hour to all third-party employers for whom County Sheriffs Deputies are working part-time jobs.
(b) Use of Funds. The funds generated by said surcharge shal1 be deposited into an Insurance Retention Fund established by the Count as follows:
(1) When the Insurance Retention Fund is five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) or less, seventy-five percent (75%) of said six dollars ($6.00) surcharge deposited into the Insurance Retention Fund shall be used to fund the County's combined retention amount and twenty-five percent (25%) of said surcharge shall be used by the Sheriff to purchase equipment and safety necessities.
(2) When the Insurance Retention Fund exceeds five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00), one hundred percent (100%) of said excess funds shall be used by the Sheriff to purchase equipment and safety necessities.
(c) Accounts. The Executive's Department of Finance and Budget is hereby authorized to establish any necessary accounts for the purposes of this Section.
(d) Procedures. The Executive and the Sheriff shall jointly develop procedures for the payment and collection of said surcharges.
(Ord. 2021-392. Adopted 1-31-22.)