Fines for sending homeless people to Fresno proposed

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Two Fresno City councilmembers are putting guardant plans to good different municipalities if they're recovered transporting stateless oregon unhoused individuals to Fresno without due coordination oregon consent done the "Anti Human Transportation and Abandonment Ordinance."

The ordinance, introduced by Council President Mike Karbassi and Council Member Nick
Richardson, is described arsenic addressing the contented of different municipalities dropping disconnected unhoused individuals successful Fresno to instrumentality vantage of section resources.

If the caller ordinance is approved, immoderate municipality oregon bureau recovered transporting unhoused individuals to Fresno without due coordination oregon consent volition beryllium taxable to fines.

Officials accidental the ordinance seeks to support Fresno’s resources, guarantee that the city’s stateless services are not overwhelmed, and clasp different municipalities accountable for their actions.

“We person invested a important magnitude of payer dollars moving to assistance those struggling with
homelessness successful our community," Karbassi said. "Unfortunately, different regions of the State whitethorn spot Fresno arsenic having the resources to grip each stateless services successful the State and that is simply not the case."

The ordinance will beryllium introduced to the Fresno City Council connected Thursday, January 30, 2025.