Laguna Woods to cut programs in response to rising sheriff’s costs

As costs rise for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s contract, Laguna Woods City Council plans to cut program costs to its budget for the next two fiscal years.
In the first of four discussions regarding the city’s budget on Wednesday, April 26, the council examined how the unexpected increase of deputy salary and benefit increases – a $47,927 impact – and an additional increase of $209,961 at the beginning of the fiscal year, which begins July 1, will affect