karen fletcher worked with us from day one to work towards elimination of these fees, and i also want to point out the strong leadership from vicki henisee who didn't wait and stopped collecting and told me this morning about another fee that she has recently eliminated. there's strong collaboration from our da and so many community groups and residents who just opened our eyes to the human toll of these fees. of course, very strong leadership from supervisor and board president breed. i'm proud of our city for coming together on this. thank you. >> i know the sheriff was here and i was wondering if you wanted to say a few words before we open it up to public comment. >> i wanted to second everything that ann said so eloquently and i think that this is something that we need to do. the other fee that i was able to get rid of just recently was $2 fee for cash being left for inmates in our jails which realize was in existence because we use like an atm at two of our jails. so i got rid of that fee a few weeks ago. because that doesn't seem fair to somebody -- if i'm going to leave $20 i

chief probation officer karen fletcher here for questions. district attorney george gascon, whose staff i know is also here today. to the fines and fees task force who pushed for a number of recommendations for this reform, thank you. and to debt-free s.f., the community coalition that's been pushing for this type of reform for years. i also want to acknowledge the people in the room today, i know there are a number of folks who have come out from the western edition community. people who have had to grapple with these issues themselves. i know many truly understand the impacts this could have on families and communities as i stated previously and i appreciate everyone who is here to provide feedback for this particular issue. lastly to the members of the rules committee, i understand there must be a robust conversation around the fiscal impact of this legislation. for the debate today, my hope is we discuss the merits of the legislation as it relates to changes of the admin code as that is what is important to this particular committee. the