Tribal police chief Kevin Miller outlines cross-deputization and patrols

Kevin Miller, who introduced himself as chief of a nearby tribal police department, told the commission his force includes five officers plus himself and a deputy chief and that three officers are tribal police who can enforce tribal law on Rancheria property. "Three of my officers are tribal police officers, which means that they can enforce, tribal law and order codes on the Rancheria itself and on our properties that are around," Miller said, describing different enforcement authorities and cross-deputization with the sheriff's office.

Miller described multiple mutual-aid arrangements, including a special law enforcement commission with the Bureau of Indian Affairs for narrow federal authorities, and said his officers sometimes provide patrols in town and assist when they are closer to incidents than county deputies. He invited commissioners to coordinate about the emergency operations plan and suggested tribal representatives will attend commission meetings when possible.