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conversation with the cities before they come up with the plan that is best for Lane County. He said from the Sheriff's Office perspective, they have 119 empty jail beds. He said they are empty because they don't have the funds to staff those beds. He noteO they release under 4,000 offenders a year who have either not completed their sentence or have no~ gone ~o trial yet. He asked the question on February 28 about what is going on with County for unincorporated Lane County. He noted between had 1,056 burglaries reported and 1,107 thefts. He said they had from budget cuts last year. He added that the INET Enforce~n~ T~am cuts. He stated they have a large meth problem. He said no noted the cities of Eugene and Springfield pay rent for j people they want to keep in custody. He thought the service district that Springfield is discussing building a municipal jail. He said th~ it but they cannot operate it. He thought the service district could ray for :g small receive 8,000 cases this year. He s~ at the time the ~geIoad they have had 30% reduction in prosecution staff in ~ ~hal gone from 11 investigators in the criminal divisi~fi ~b one. He Attorneys have to do more of their own legwork~ ~ ~nted that the syst~ w~g being rendered less efficient them int6 infracti{ the c6inm6fiity index crime rate is soaring. He said it 'w~ ~ Problem that :finitely. Department ices, stated she represents the Juvenile Department for She added the provide are not duplicated by any other agency within the Cities of Eugen~ ~ Springfield. She said they are the authorized juvenile that has been hei~ r>~ th~ ~nty. She said the Juvenile Department's mission is to hold youth accountable, locki~ ~ ~ Juvenile offenders who pose the greatest risk to the community and Page 6 - Joint Elected Officials Meeting - April 19, 2005 WD bc/m/05035/T