CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
April 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Anita D. Scott, City Manager
Submitted By: Michael Ellis, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FOR THE 2026 LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
Adopt the following resolution (Attachment No.1).
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-40 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FOR THE 2026 LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR IN THE AMOUNT OF $800,074 AND AMENDING THE FY 2025-26 OPERATING BUDGET BY INCREASING REVENUE ESTIMATES BY $196,834 AND APPROPRIATING $89,669 IN THE GENERAL FUND.
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all agreements on behalf of the City, in substantially the form submitted, subject to review and approval by the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Action on this item will approve an agreement for law enforcement services with the Los Angeles County Fair Association in the amount of $800,074.
SB1439/GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLICABILITY:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Action on this item will increase revenue estimates in the General Fund Budget FD101 | CC2002 | Reimbursable Services in the amount of $196,834 and appropriations FD101 | CC2002 | Fair Fairplex in the amount of $26,074 and FD101 | CC2002 | Fair City in the amount of $63,595.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
On March 17, 2025, the City Council approved a Police Services Agreement with the Los Angeles County Fair Association.
DISCUSSION:
The 2026 Los Angeles County Fair will commence on May 7, 2026, and will conclude on May 31, 2026. Each year, the Los Angeles County Fair Association contracts (Attachment No. 2) with the Pomona Police Department to provide law enforcement services during the Los Angeles County Fair. The cost for law enforcement services during the duration of this event is estimated at $690,977. The estimated cost for services is based on staffing by Pomona police personnel at a time-and-a-half (1.5) current rate, plus Workers’ Compensation and Federal Medicare Tax, per officer, when applicable. Additional revenue, consisting of an administrative fee of ten percent (10%) in the amount of $69,097 and a contingency overage in the amount of $40,000, will be applied, for a total contracted amount of $800,074.
When Pomona police officers provide law enforcement services for events, Pomona City Code section 46- 562(b) requires the amount of compensation per police officer to be set by City Council. The Police Department will provide the Los Angeles County Fair Association with 5,811 hours of service. The fair watch commander will track daily accounting of city law enforcement services and equipment.
When services for the 2026 Los Angeles County Fair are rendered, an audit of expenditures will be conducted. If actual services exceed the original contracted amount, the Los Angeles County Fair Association is responsible for paying for any excess.
Prepared by:
Deon Brown, Special Services Division Captain, and Blair Hornby, Training Sergeant ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment No. 1 – Resolution No. 2026-40
Attachment No. 2 – Service Agreement
Approve an Agreement with the Los Angeles County Fair Association