Resolution - 2013-58T.RESOLUTION NO. 2013-58
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, CALLING UPON THE GOVERNOR AND
LEGISLATURE TO ENTER INTO DISCUSSION WITH THE LEAGUE
OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND CALIFORNIA POLICE CHIEFS'
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES TO IDENTIFY AND ENACT
STRATEGIES THAT WILL ENSURE . THE SUCCESS OF PUBLIC
SAFETY REALIGNMENT FROM A LOCAL MUNICIPAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE
WHEREAS, in October. 2011. the Governor proposed the realignment of public safety
responsibilities from state prisons to local government as a way to address recent court orders in
response to litigation related to state prison overcrowding, and to reduce state expenditures: and
WHEREAS, the Governor stated that realignment needed to .be fully funded with a
constitutionally protected source of funds if it were -to succeed; and, .
WHEREAS, the Legislature enacted the realignment measures, AB 109 and AB 117, and
the Governor signed them into law without full constitutionally protected funding and' liability
protection for stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, 'California currently has insufficient jail space, probation officers, housing
and job placement programs, medical and mental health facilities, lacks a uniform definition of
recidivism; and utilizes inappropriate convictions used to determine inmate eligibility for
participation in the realignment program; and
WHEREAS, since the implementation of realignment there have been numerous issues
identified that have not been properly addressed that significantly impact municipal police
departments' efforts to successfully implement realignment; and
WHEREAS, ultimately many of these probationers who have severe mental illness are
released into communities where they continue to commit. crimes that impact the safety of
community members and drain the resources of probation departments and police departments
throughout the state; and
'WHEREAS; an estimated 30 counties were operating under court -ordered or self-imposed
population caps before realignment , and the current lack of bedspace in county jails has since
led to many convicted probationers being released early after serving a fraction of their time;
with inadequate to no subsequent supervision, leaving them free to engage in further criminal
offenses in our local cities; and
WHEREAS, there are inadequate data bases to share ,critical offender information with
local police departments; and
WHEREAS, local police departments have not received adequate funding to properly
address this new population of offenders who are victimizing California communities; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of West Covina
determines and resolves as follows:
1. Officially support by resolution the efforts of the League of California Cities and
California Police Chiefs Association to immediately enter into discussions with the
Governor and State Legislature to address the following issues:
A. The need : to fully fund municipal police departments with constitutionally
protected funding to appropriately address realignment issues facing front line Jaw
enforcement;
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B. Amend appropriate sections of AB 109 to change the criteria justifying the release
of non-violent, non -serious, non -sex offender inmates (N3) inmates to include their
total criminal and mental history instead of only their last criminal conviction;
C. Establish a uniform definition of recidivism with the input of all criminal justice
stakeholders throughout the state;,
D. Enact legislation that will accommodate the option for city police officers to make
ten (10) day _flash incarcerations in city jails for probationers who violate the
conditions of their probation;
E. Establish oversight procedures to encourage transparency and accountability over
the use of realignment funding;
F. Implement the recommendations identified in the California .Little Hoover
Commission Report dated May 30, 2013;
G. Provide for greater representation of city officials on the local Community
Corrections Partnerships. Currently AB 117 provides for only one city official (a
police chief) on the 7-member body, 6 of which are aligned with the county in
which the partnership has been established. As a result, the counties dominate the
committees and the subsequent distribution of realignment funds.
H. Provide, either administratively or by legislation, an effective statewide data
sharing mechanism allowing state and local law enforcement agencies to rapidly
and efficiently share offender information to assist in tracking and monitoring the
activities of AB 109 and other offenders.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 20th day of August 2013.
ATTEST:
City Clerk aurie,Carrico
I, LAURIE CARRICO, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was duly, adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina,
California, at a regular meeting held thereof on the 20th day of August 2013 by the following
vote of the City Council:
AYES: Herfert, McIntyre, Sotelo, Sykes, Sanderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: none _
City -Clerk Laurie Carrico
APPROVED AS TO -FORM: f
Cify Attorney Arn ld Alvarez-Glasman