that's when sheriff michael hennessy will begin allowing illegal immigrants out of jail who are caught for misdemeanors, even if immigration and customs enforcement officials want to detain them. >> local law enforcement is trying to prevent local crime and trying to get people to come forward as witnesses, come forward as victims and not to get mixed up in the immigration business. >> the sheriff says american citizens wouldn't be held in jail for low-level crimes like shoplifting and neither should immigrants, whether they are legal or not. they won't stay in jail if they're charged with having less than an ounce of marijuana, driving without a license, or for an open container. under our own rules, we don't set out misdemeanors dealing with violence, dealing with weapons, anything to deal with sex offense. >> anyone charged with a felony will stay in jail. it's yet another chapter since san francisco became a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. in november 2009, laws were lucid for undocumented workers who drove without a license. if they are stopped, they are allowed time to fin

hennessy, retirement and academy classes, we have not had that discussion with the sheriff about the forecast for prospect on the issue of retirement and bringing in new deputy sheriffs. maybe we should get something for that, as well? >> supervisor, we had approximately 20 people leave the department this past year, and we do not really anticipate a higher rate of people leaving next year, in the next fiscal year, so our attrition rate seems to me on a relatively steady bases. we may have to hire additional staff based on the alignment, in the jail population. with our current staff, we have been able to redistribute staff and drive down our work time rates considerably, and at one point, 1.5 years ago, if we had to open up the small jail in san bruno on a very rapid basis, we were able to do it entirely on overtime, and if we were keeping the facility open on a longer- term basis, which the alignment proposal seemed to suggest we will be, we will have to start hiring additional japanese shares, because it would be cheaper to have full-time employees than be running the place on ove

first, let me thank sheriff hennessy for his 30 years of service to the city. but i am here to speak in opposition to this appropriation. frankly, i am surprised to still have $6 million left in your general reserve fund. it is my understanding that the sheriff's department needs funds now because the anticipated 80 sheriff's retiring and only 25 are now retired. -- because they anticipated 80 sheriffs retiring and only 25 are now retired. i would prefer you put money to work people having lunch is on weekends instead of people searching my laptop. thank you. >> i am here to say that we oppose this appropriation. we represent institutional -- we support this appropriation. we represent international -- institutional officers. chairperson chu: are there any other speakers who wish to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor mirkarimi: motion to accept. chairperson chu: we have a motion to move the item forward. can we take the budget analyst's recommendation? we have a motion to accept the recommendation, and that is agreed upon by

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