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City of Colton. AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of October 16, 1990 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Edmund F. Sotelo, City Manager SUBJECT: Repeal of Senate Bill 2557, Charging For Booking of Prisoners DATE: October 11, 1990 BACKGROUND When Governor Deukmejian and the State Legislature approved the 1990 state budget, they underfunded counties hundreds of millions of dollars and told counties to make up the difference by charging the cities for services, including charging each city to book prisoners into the county jail system. Senate Bill 2557 imposes a state mandated local program by authorizing the county to impose a fee upon other local agencies for county costs incurred in processing or booking persons arrested by employees of the local police agencies brought to the county facility for booking or detention. This charge may be retroactive to July 1, 1990. What this means to Colton is the County of San Bernardino will charge the city of Colton for each arrestee booked into the San Bernardino County Jail. Colton Police Department is a detention facility only and, by law, must utilize the booking facilities of the San Bernardino County Jail. San Bernardino County intends to charge the City of Colton between $125 and $150 per person booked into the San Bernardino County Jail. ALTERNATIVES Colton could accept the $750,000 charge by the County of San Bernardino. The Colton Police Department could reduce the number of arrests which require booking. A new city jail staffed by officers, cooks, medical personnel and supporting clerical staff could be incorporated into the police department. None of these alternatives is acceptable. FINANCIAL IMPACT In 1988 Colton Police Department arrested 2,695. At $150 per booking, Colton would have paid San Bernardino County $404,250. In 1989 Colton Police Department arrested 3,407 adults, a 26% increase. Colton would have paid San Bernardino County $511,050. It is estimated that the City may be charged $327,000 at the closee of 1990. Page 1 of 2 Item No. cl % ORIGINAL ��..a � s tent. �. �_':u•�'a�J