Shasta and Tehama county law enforcement officials showed their support Wednesday for the Safe Neighborhoods Act, which will be on Californians’ ballots in November.

The legislation would keep lawmakers from tapping money set aside for public safety and probation, Shasta County Chief Probation Officer Brian Richart said.

“We just get hijacked every year and then wonder if they’re going to give the money back,” he said.

The county sheriff’s office could lose more than $1 million and the probation office about $600,000 if recent cuts by legislators go through. The biggest impact comes in deciding whether local deputies can be kept or hired to work in those offices, Richart said.

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