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Backup Documents 10/23/2012 Item # 4A PROCLAMATION 4A WHEREAS, the mission of the Collier County Sheriff's Office is to protect the life, property and Constitutional guarantees of all persons within Collier County; and, WHEREAS, the identification and removal of criminals from the law abiding population increases the safety of those in Collier County; and, WHEREAS, the current partnership between the Collier County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Homeland Security known as "287g"allows the Sheriff's office to identify, arrest and prepare removal documentation for those criminals who are illegally present within the United States or subject to removal from the United States; and, WHEREAS, to date, the Collier County Sheriff's Office, under the 287g program, has prepared for removal over 4000 individuals who are responsible for the commission of over 27,000 crimes committed in the United States; and, WHEREAS, the removal of a significant portion of repeat criminal offenders in Collier County has reduced the average daily jail population to a level allowing the temporary closing of the Immokalee jail housing facility and a significant reduction in the cost of housing inmates within collier County; and, WHEREAS, the partnership between local law enforcement and federal law enforcement serves to bolster security and increase the safety of the public. NOW THEREFORE, be it proc/aimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that the Board fully supports the continuing relationship between the Collier County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Home/and Security under the "287g"program. DONE AND ORDERED THIS 2Y" Day of October, 2012. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA . FRED W. COYLE, CHAIRM ATT T: Oft DWI T E BROCK, CLERK �-� O l~