BILL NUMBER:  AB 2626
  VETOED	DATE: 09/29/2010




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2626 without my signature.

Existing law allows sheriffs and police chiefs to employ public
officers to guard public locations and facilities as directed.  This
bill would allow security officers employed by the Sheriff of the
County of Sacramento to be contracted out to a private company for
the purpose of guarding private property.  While off duty law
enforcement officers are often hired by private firms to guard
critical infrastructure, it is for a law enforcement purpose and not
to replace private security guards.  This bill, however, would allow
public officers to be contracted out to provide services that private
companies would otherwise provide.  These duties should not be
performed at the expense of taxpayers.

For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger