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they want to provide treatment so juveniles leave the system with more skills than when they entered. She indicated that they provide a full range of rehabilitative and reformative services. She said the current system has such serious reductions that their miss/on is at peril. She noted since 2001, state closed custody beds through the Oregon Youth reduced from 75 to 31 due to the state's own fiscal crisis. She said they hav~ erous offenders that could go into the Oregon Youth Authority in the community. She added they also have 32 beds of detenti°n ~hat is She indicated with reduction of other services, in dealing ~th ~outh they have to meet, when they don't, there are no other options ~ deal with i~ ~h~ ~~ted that due to some of the reductions, they have become less ~fi~ ~ith thei~ Case pl'~ She : noted they have lost 11 staff members including a voluh~ee~ ~digat~. Probation Department to the County. He said he could only send it ba~ ~ th~ state if they cut the systems are collapsing because of state an~ federal cuts ~e ~at~ th~ ~ms are interconnected and they need each other an~ ~th~ don ~ w°rk tog~ ~ would be in trouble Doug Harcleroad, District what ~ ~ities ~ hearing was a group of people who want to build a h~i~ ~Ublic safety syS~ ~i~ ~hts for all citizens in Lane County. He said they wan~ ~ mi~ ~ervices and prevenfi6~ th~ Works and is balanced. He noted there are nine police icg i~e County with 400 sworn officers. He said they bring all of their felonies to the Dist~{~~ S 0ffice. He said they have to decide on the amount of the }~ ~~ ~ ~anted th~i~i ~ ~ make a decision on the land use issue and mix of they are going to make it happen. S compression and then violate the trust of I~¢aI voters. He thou to carefullY review this before they amend the Metro Plan. :~: ~ ~aid there are potential fin~aI ~ws that would reflect against the cities of Springfield and but Willamalane ParE~ and ~creation will run into compression. He thought on its face believe it has been thou~ out well enough. He said before they go to the Boundary and the people, t~at ~have a clear plan. Davi~ Hinkl~y, ~ne, c~ ~fl that the proposed Public Safety District is a disastrous proposai fo~ ~ ~i~fi~ i~. He said in the long run, this would undermine public support for ~it'y' ~ ~ ~ernments. He asked if the special district provided all of the services, why ~ld- ~ ~ovemment be needed. He commented that public safety is the single largest impedi~ f° local tax reduction measures. He indicated the public doesn't see all Page 7 - Joint Elected Officials Meeting - April 19, 2005 WD bc/m/05035/T