Relating to the provision of law enforcement services by agreement between counties and cities, and including effective date provisions

The sheriff shall not earn more than 105 percent of the actual cost of providing administrative or law enforcement services, as specified in the agreement. The agreement shall itemize the actual costs of providing law enforcement or administrative services, including but not limited to labor costs, equipment costs, and transportation costs. The agreement may be made to allow for a rate set by hour, per call, or by any other method otherwise agreed to. The bill also allows two or more cities to enter into an agreement to provide law enforcement services.30, the sheriff must enforce city ordinances. In addition, the bill provides that cities with a police department and a population equal to or less than 6,000, according to the most recent federal decennial census, shall produce and submit a cost comparison report to the department of management by December 31, 2026, and by December of each year thereafter in which a federal decennial census occurs. _____ The report shall compare the costs for the city to maintain its own police department, the costs for the city to contract with another city for law enforcement, and the costs for the city to contract with the county for law enforcement. The cost comparison must include at least the following costs: structure costs, equipment costs, labor costs including benefits and training, and insurance costs. If the study shows that contracting for law enforcement services is more cost-effective, the city shall submit to the voters at the next general election in an odd-numbered year the question of whether the city shall contract for the services.3 and shall follow statutory procedures for placing a measure on the ballot. If a majority of the voters voting on the measure approve it, an agreement shall be entered into and effective on or before July of the next calendar year. If the voters do not approve the measure, no changes are required. An agreement shall include a plan for the transfer of current city police department employees and officers, the transfer of applicable benefits, the transfer of equipment and structures, and a cost-sharing agreement. If any employee or officer is not transferred to another agency through the agreement, the officer or employee shall be given a hiring preference at any other city or county law enforcement agency for one year from the last day of employment with the officer’s or employee’s current department, as long as the individual is applying for a similar role and is in good disciplinary standing with the current department. However, the preference shall not be construed to supersede or replace any existing collective bargaining agreements.30 to contract for law enforcement services to be effective only if the measure is approved. _____ this contract at all required public meetings regarding the measure. The following information for the ballot measure shall be printed on the ballot: (1) the current total law enforcement budget and estimated total law enforcement budget if the measure were to be approved, and (2) the estimated property tax difference for law enforcement services if the measure were to be approved.26(1) has an average five-year crime rate that is higher than the state’s average crime rate for the same period, as determined by the department of public safety, that city may establish its own police department, notwithstanding any report and cost-saving data. The bill takes effect upon enactment.