OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
HALL OF JUSTICE
ROBERT G. LENA, SHeRIF
December 18, 2025
Joe Hoffman, Chief of Police
Redondo Beach Police Department
401 Diamond Street
Redondo Beach, California 90277
Dear Chief Hoffman:
ISSUANCE OF NEWLY APPROVED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
FOR ACADEMY RECRUIT TRAINING - ACTION REQUIRED
Enclosed is a newly approved Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Academy Recruit Training, authorized by the Los Angeles County (County) Board of Supervisors on December 9, 2025. This MOA supersedes and replaces any previously executed Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Agreement (SLESA) related to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (Department) Academy Recruit Training services. The new MOA was developed to more accurately reilect and align with the scope of services, responsibilities, and cost-recovery practices associated with the Department's recruit training services.
The established cost-recovery rate for Fiscal Year 2025-26 will remain $7,832 per recruit. This rate will be adjusted annually by the County Auditor- Controller, with updated rates effective July 1 of each year.
To ensure enrollment of your agency's recruit(s) in an upcoming Department Academy class, your agency must sign and return the enclosed MOA prior to the start of the academy class. Iwo (2) copies of the MOA are enclosed. Once fully executed by the Sheriff, an original copy will be returned to your agency.
Please be advised that recruits will not be enrolled unless the MOA has been fully executed by your agency. While payment is not required at the time of 211 WEST TEMPLE STREET, Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012
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enrollment, failure to remit payment within sixty (60) calendar days of the invoice date will result in the recruit's separation from the academy.
We respectfully request that you review, sign, and return the enclosed MOA at your earliest convenience to ensure timely processing and scheduling for your recruits).
The Department remains committed to supporting our partner agencies and ensuring a clear, sustainable, and equitable cost-recovery process.
Should you have any questions regarding the MOA, billing, or payment procedures, please do not hesitate to contact me at (813) 229-1647.
Sincerely,
ROBERT G. LUNA, SHERIFF
Andrew B. Uruz, Captain
Contract Law Enforcement Bureau
Encl: Memorandum of Agreement for Academy Recruit Training