Autry says he's tried several times to reach /*Sheriff Mims*/ by phone but Mims says she hasn't heard anything from him. During the mayor's news conference he expressed concern for the people of the city and county--warning releasing eight-hundred inmates would pose a threat to everyone.
The mayor says he would offer some of the city's financial officers to help clear up the budget deficit and keep deputies in the jail house and hundreds of criminals off the streets.
Alan Autry, Fresno Mayor: You look at all the options, you got to get creative. We've had to get creative for 8 years in the city of Fresno. You look at every single avenue to save before you say we're going to let 8-hundred people that have been convicted out on the streets."
Sheriff Mims: "No it's not personal. And the mayor should be concerned about county finances because it directly affects cities in Fresno County. We provide jail services for the whole county."
Sheriff Mims says she's cut back overtime hours and reduced deputies beats to find money. But Mims says there could be financial help on the horizon.
The county charges a booking fee to cities to house their inmates. These cities are partially reimbursed by the state but that funding could stop in which case Mims would charge cities the difference.
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