VALLEJO – Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that would allow retired Solano County Sheriff’s deputies to return to duty full time on Sunday, clearing the way for the sheriff’s office to lend assistance to the beleaguered Vallejo Police Department.
The bill, SB 1379, was introduced by state Sen. Bill Dodd in February in response to Vallejo’s declaration of a police staffing emergency last year.
Retired law enforcement officers who are receiving a pension generally have the number of hours they can work capped at 960 hours per year, or about 18 hours per week. Dodd’s bill lifts that cap for Solano sheriff’s deputies as well as dispatchers and evidence technicians until 2027…