DATE: June 22, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Customs and Border Protection for the Housing of Federal Detainees
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Customs and Border Protection for the housing of Federal detainees in the County of Fresno Jail, effective June 22, 2021 through June 21, 2026.
REPORT
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has requested a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to designate the housing of up to six Federal detainees, at any one time, who may be arrested by the CBP. The rate under the recommended MOU is $125 per bed, per day. The per diem rate is a firm-fixed per-diem rate for services that is not subject to adjustment for twelve months. It should be noted that the CBP requires that the local entity execute the MOU first. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved by your Board, the Sheriff's Office will not be able to provide housing services to the CBP Federal detainees.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There could be a potential decrease in Net County Cost (NCC) associated with the recommended action as funding for the inmate bed costs is currently offset with NCC in the Sheriff's budget. The number of actual Federal detainees that may be housed is unknown at this time; therefore, no revenue from this agreement is included as part of this item. Upon your Board's approval, the Sheriff's Office will designate revenue received through this MOU as unbudgeted revenues that will offset NCC.
Based on revenue received from the prior MOU in FY 2019-20, sufficient appropriations and estimated revenue will be included in future requested budgets for the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Org 3111.
DISCUSSION:
The CBP has requested a MOU to designate the housing of up to 6 F...
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