REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PACO BALDERRAMA, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: MINDY CASTO, Deputy Chief
Police Department
SUBJECT
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Approve a three -year agreement, with the County of Fresno to reserve three dedicated bed spaces in the Fresno County Jail for the purpose of housing Fresno Police Department Arrestees, along with guards assigned to the inmates in the three beds that require any off-site medical attention to transport and accompany the inmate to the offsite medical facility, for a total amount not to exceed $560,000. (Years 1-3).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve a three-year agreement with the County of Fresno, to reserve three bed spaces in the Fresno County Jail (FCJ) for the purposes of housing Fresno Police Department (FPD) arrestees at a rate of $495 per day for years one through three, and authorize the Chief of Police, or his designee, to execute the agreement, for a total amount not to exceed $560,000 (Years 1 - 3)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Overcrowding releases from the FCJ continue for a multitude of reasons. As a means of finding a solution to keep Fresno Police Department arrestees in custody at FCJ, the Chief of Police and County Sheriff developed a written agreement in 2013 to reserve five beds at FCJ for City of Fresno arrestees at a cost of $520 per day. A three-year successor agreement was authorized by Council in 2021 continuing the reservation of five beds at $650.00 per day, with an option to extend for two additional years at $670.00 per day. The County was unable to extend the agreement due to rising costs which resulted in a new agreement being authored.
This agreement has served our community well as it guarantees jail beds are reserved in FCJ for our repeat offenders who commit crimes while they are out of custody. This results in a safer community for our residents. This is the second cost increase since the inception of the program and is due to rising recovery costs for t...
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