REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 22, 2023
FROM
TRACY REECE, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department
SUBJECT
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2023 First Responders Relay
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Find that allowing the use of San Bernardino County Vehicles for Probation Department employees participating in the 2023 First Responders Relay will serve the purpose of promoting employee morale through camaraderie, physical fitness, teamwork and competition in the Law Enforcement, Fire Department and Fire/Paramedics community.
2. Approve the use of San Bernardino County Vehicles for the 2023 First Responders Relay in the State of Nevada for the period of October 13, 2023 to October 15, 2023.
(Presenter: Tracy Reece, Chief Probation Officer, 387-5692)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Travel, lodging, meals, and other costs associated with this event are covered by funds that the Probation Department Running Club has raised. The Probation Department is proposing to utilize two eight-passenger County vans and fuel costs, estimated at $500, to support this event for the use of vehicles. These costs will be funded by the Probation Department, and is included in Probation Department’s 2023-24 budget. The Running Club coordinates and organizes the teams to any race that the Probation Department participates in, including raising funds to cover participation costs for these running events. All Probation Department employees participating in the 2023 First Responders Relay will be participating on their own time and will not be compensated for participation in the event.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The First Responders Relay is a running relay competition comprised of first responder personnel from throughout the United States and the world. The race is hosted by the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF), a 501c(3) non-profit corporation, and is only open to personnel from the Law Enforcement, Fire Department and Fire/Paramedics community and its retired personnel. The First Responders Relay is a nine-person 48-mile relay in Henderson, Nevada. The race will start and finish at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa (Resort). This year’s relay will be held on October 14, 2023, making this the third year the Probation Department has participated in this event.
On September 27, 2022 (Item No. 35), the Board of Supervisors approved the First Responders Relay held on October 15, 2022. As a result of the Probation Department’s participation in the First Responders Relay in 2022, the Probation Department team took home the third place trophy in the relay’s open division category. This has provided the Probation Department the opportunity to represent and showcase San Bernardino County’s corrections and law enforcement agencies in a positive way.
The use of San Bernardino County resources for this event promotes employee morale through camaraderie, physical fitness, teamwork, and competition in the Law Enforcement, Fire Department and Fire/Paramedics community. This year, Probation Department employees will be participating in the event as a running team and as volunteers to assist and provide support to those employees who are running.
The Probation Department is requesting the use of two eight-passenger County vans to travel alongside the runners and shuttle the runners back to the Resort at the end of their leg of the race. All individuals driving County vehicles will be County employees and possess a valid California Driver’s License.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Jamie Ryan, Supervising Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on July 19, 2023; Risk Management (Victor Tordesillas, Director, 386-8623) on July 21, 2023; Finance (Kathleen Gonzalez, Administrative Analyst, 387-5412) on July 27, 2023; County Finance and Administration (Robert Saldana, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-4342) on July 27, 2023.