[Raelyn]

Originally Posted by Birdieman

This is all crap and you know it. How many retired ex-police officers do we have on staff as security guards today? Let's not forget to mention that if a retired police officer gets a job as a law enforcement officer he effectively becomes un-retired and would stop drawing benefits. That's why they seek jobs as PI's and security officers. The union wouldn't allow them to double dip and take a job from a younger officer starting his career. So in effect if we actually had a PD we couldn't hire retired LE guys. You are totally killing me with your fantasies.

Birdieman, you are absolutely correct. I know there are hundreds of retired annuitants working all over the Sheriff’s Department. Depending on which retirement system they retired from (SPD, CHP, SSD) dictates how many hours they can work before it affects their retirement benefits. For instance, people drawing a PERS retirement can work approximately 1500 hours per year with the Sheriff’s Department while retired Sheriff’s Deputies can work approximately 950 hours per year.

I highly doubt any of these individuals would come to work as a security guard for one-third of the pay regardless of how wonderful it is out here.

Raelyn