REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 9, 2021
FROM: PACO BALDERRAMA, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: MICHAEL S. REID, Deputy Police Chief
Police Department
SUBJECT
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Approve a three -year agreement, with an option to extend for two additional years, with the County of Fresno to reserve five bed spaces in the Fresno County Jail for the purpose of housing Fresno Police Department Arrestees, at a rate of $650.00 per day for years one through three and $670.00 per day for years four and five, for a total amount not to exceed $1,161,200 (Years 1 - 5).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve a three-year agreement with the County of Fresno, with an option to extend for two additional years, to reserve five bed spaces in the Fresno County Jail (FCJ) for the purposes of housing Fresno Police Department (FPD) arrestees at a rate of $650.00 per day for years one through three and $670.00 per day for years four and five, and authorize the Chief of Police, or his designee, to execute the agreement, for a total amount not to exceed $1,161,200 (Years 1 - 5) (Exhibit A).
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. This agreement has served our community well as it guarantees five 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 first cost increase since inception of the program and is due to rising cost recovery cost for the County. This item was previously heard by council and adopted at the April 28th meeting. The contract was not executed with the Sheriff's Department as they were reassessing costs for their Master Fe...
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