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Board approves mutual-aid memorandum allowing probation assistance across Central Valley counties; deputy association voices concerns
Summary
The board approved a mutual-aid memorandum that allows Fresno County Probation to send or receive staff and services from neighboring Central Valley counties during declared emergencies.
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 7 approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that establishes mutual-aid procedures among Central Valley counties’ probation departments to provide and receive assistance during declared emergencies affecting juvenile probation institutions or probation field services.
Chief Probation Officer Kirk Hanes told the board the agreement permits mutual aid requests between counties and lays out operational expectations, including how long a youth can remain in another county’s custody. Hanes said the item had been originally scheduled May 21 but was deleted to allow further meet-and-confer…
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