REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MINDY CASTO, Interim Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: MARK SALAZAR, Deputy Police Chief
Investigations Division
SUBJECT
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Authorize the Chief of Police to enter a one-year agreement with options for two one-year extensions 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)/ Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium Team (MAGEC) in an amount of $5,820,225 for three years (or $1,940,075 on an annual fiscal year basis). This amount will vary for years two and three as it is dependent upon contractual agreements with the various bargaining groups.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council authorize the Chief of Police to enter a one-year agreement with options for two one-year extensions 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 ACT and MAGEC teams in an amount not to exceed $5,820,225 for three years (or $1,940,075 on an annual fiscal year basis). This amount will vary for years two and three as it is dependent upon contractual agreements with the various bargaining groups.
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 ...
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