REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 16, 2025
FROM
JASON ANDERSON, District Attorney
SUBJECT
Title
Budget Adjustment for Vehicles and Reclassification of Vacant Staff Training Instructor Position
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Reclassify vacant Staff Training Instructor (R50), position no. 59289 to Media Specialist II (R53).
2. Approve appropriation adjustments to increase the budget to purchase vehicles assigned to the High-Tech Crime Unit that can accommodate computers and field equipment by $50,000 and authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to post necessary budget adjustments to the District Attorney's 2025-26 budget, as detailed in the Financial Impact section (Four votes required).
(Presenter: Michael Fermin, Chief Assistant District Attorney, 382-3662)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
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). The District Attorney (Department) will use salary savings from vacant positions to cover the $50,000 shortfall between the 2025-26 budgeted amount of $464,000 and the needed budget of $514,000 for vehicles for the High-Tech Crime Unit.
The cost of the reclassification of one vacant Staff Training Instructor position to Media Specialist II is approximately $6,500. The Department can cover the cost of the reclassification with salary savings from vacant positions and will include the additional cost in future recommended budgets.
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Commitment Item
Description
Action
Amount
4500001000
51001010
Regular Salaries
Decrease
$50,000
4500001000
54504050
Vehicles
Increase
$50,000
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department is the public prosecutor and has the mand...
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