DATE: October 22, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: John Zanoni, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Agreement with the United States Marshals Service for the Housing of Federal Prisoners in the Fresno County Jail
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Retroactively authorize the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator, or his authorized representative, to submit the County's application to the U.S. Department of Justice, United States Marshals Service ("USMS"), for a new Office of Detention Services Intergovernmental Agreement relating to the County's housing of federal prisoners in the Fresno County Jail, using the web-based Federal Intergovernmental Agreement system;
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Office of Detention Services Intergovernmental Agreement (No. 97-02-0015), and its Amendment No. 1 to Office of Detention Services Intergovernmental Agreement No. 97-02-0015, both with the USMS, and both relating to the County's housing of federal prisoners in the Fresno County Jail (collectively, the "Amended New IGA"); and
3. Authorize the Sheriff, or his designee, to approve and accept the USMS' designated effective date for the Amended New IGA, and any USMS numbering or renumbering of the Amended New IGA or any document thereof.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with these recommended actions. The County, through the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator's Office ("Sheriff's Office"), and the U.S. Department of Justice, United States Marshals Service ("USMS") have had agreements to house federal "detainees" (now referred to as "prisoners") in the Fresno County Jail since 1984.
The County's latest agreement with the USMS, the Detention Services Intergovernmental Agreement No. 97-02-0015, dated July 1, 2017 ("Current IGA"), relates to the County's housing of federal prisoners in the Fresno County Jail, and its Amendment No. 1, dated July 1, 2017, relates only to the West Annex Jail ("WAJ") (the Current IG...
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