REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PACO BALDERRAMA, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: ROB BECKWITH, Captain
Police Department
SUBJECT
Title
Approve an agreement with the County of Fresno for the purpose of processing Fresno Police Department Arrestees at the Fresno County Jail at a rate of $33.55 per prisoner.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve an agreement with the County of Fresno to process prisoners at the Fresno County Jail on an as-need basis at a rate of $33.55 per prisoner, and authorize the Chief of Police, or their designee, to execute the agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fresno Police Department is required by Penal Code Section 13150 to report arrestee’s personal identification data, arrest data and fingerprints to the California Department of Justice. The department also photographs the arrestee and shares those photos with law enforcement agencies in Fresno County for the purpose of effective law enforcement. The department completes prisoner processing (photographs, fingerprinting and data collection) and provides this information to the Fresno County Jail prior to delivering the arrestee to the jail for booking. In circumstances when the Police Department is unable to complete prisoner processing, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department will complete the processing and report the information to the California Department of Justice for the fee of $33.55 per prisoner. This fee is set annually by the County Master Fee Schedule and represents a $1.58 (5%) increase. This agreement shall become effective on the 1st day of July, 2023 and terminate on the 30th day of June, 2028.
BACKGROUND
In 2009 the Fresno Police Department entered into an agreement to have the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department process their prisoners on an as needed basis. This was done for numerous reasons, to include prisoners who were too combative to process at our facility, lack of staffing, or when the facility was unavailable due to construction.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
This is not a “project” for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference is not applicable as this is an agreement with another governmental agency,
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost to the City of Fresno would be $33.55 per prisoner processed. In FY 21 this cost was billed at $202,517 (covering 8/2020 through 5/2021), in FY 22 the cost was billed at $22,022 (covering 7/2021 through 5/2022). In FY 23 the cost was billed at $17,092 (covering 7/2022 through 4/2023). The cost jumped significantly in FY 21 due to the COVID pandemic which stopped our ability to process prisoners in our police facility. The Police Department has resumed processing prisoners in its own facility on March 1, 2021.
The Police Department will utilize revenue in their existing operating budget designated for the required prisoner processing. No additional General Fund Revenue will be requested.
Attachments:
Uniquely Qualified Memorandum
Proposed Agreement