REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PACO BALDERRAMA, Chief of Police
Police Department
THROUGH: MARK SALAZAR, Deputy Police Chief
Investigations Division
BY: ANDRE BENSON, Police Lieutenant
Investigations Division/MAGEC Bureau
SUBJECT
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Authorize the Chief of Police to enter an agreement with County of Fresno for the reimbursement of five Fresno Police Officers, one Police Sergeant, and one Crime Analyst which will be assigned to the Adult Compliance Team (ACT) in an amount not to exceed $1,660,661 for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council Authorize the Chief of Police to enter an agreement with County of Fresno for the reimbursement of five Fresno Police Officers, one Police Sergeant, and one Crime Analyst which will be assigned to the Adult Compliance Team (ACT) in an amount not to exceed $1,660,661 for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
One of the consequences of Assembly Bill 109, the Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011 (AB109), was the shifting of responsibility for supervising convicted criminals released from state prison facilities to county probation departments. To accomplish this, funding was allocated from the State of California to the 58 counties through the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) Boards established in each county. The Fresno County CCP established an Adult Compliance Team (ACT) to ensure that convicted criminals are closely supervised after release. A Fresno Police Officer has been part of the ACT Team since its inception in October 2011.
In January 2016, the City of Fresno and the County of Fresno entered into an agreement to continue the assignment of the one Fresno police officer to fulfill the responsibilities of the ACT member as set forth by AB109 through June 2016. In November 2016, the City of Fresno and the County of Fresno amended the original agreement adding two additional police officers and one sergeant in the ACT Team. The City of Fresno and the...
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