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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno County released a revised mentation of its stateless encampment ordinance connected Wednesday.
If passed, this volition let region officials to region unlawful camping connected nationalist and backstage property.
The revised ordinance proposes a $500 fine, alternatively than the antecedently recommended $1,000 fine.
"The impacted colonisation and their quality to wage a larger fine, that was done intentionally, that was the considering factor," said Amina Flores-Becker, Fresno County Deputy County Administrative Officer.
Flores-Becker doesn't judge the $500 good and the up to six months successful jailhouse violations volition beryllium apt used.
"I can't stress capable however overmuch we promote voluntary compliance, and we astir ever get it, successful my tenure here, we person we person received 100% compliance connected these actions."
The county's projected ordinance volition spell to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors for a archetypal work connected Aug. 6, past it volition instrumentality for a 2nd proceeding connected Aug. 20.
If the committee approves, Flores-Becker says it would "become effectual 30 days aft the 2nd reading."
This besides applies to the City of Fresno’s ordinance -at their archetypal meeting, Fresno City Council unanimously passed that abstracted ordinance.
"It volition beryllium followed up by the transition of the ordinance, which volition hap connected August 15,” Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said.
The County and the City of Fresno accidental they volition store the spot of the unhoused for 90 days if the ordinance passes.
Mayor Dyer says if it’s an encampment, which consists of 10 oregon much radical camping for much than 10 days, they volition besides store spot for 3 months.
"There's 2 oregon 3 radical camping successful a peculiar location, the retention of that spot would lone beryllium for 60 days," Dyer said.
Both entities bash not judge these ordinances volition adhd immoderate further outgo since they already person the indispensable backing and resources successful spot for the removal of encampments.
