2016-086 - Sanctuary for All Its Residents, Regardless of Their Immigration Status

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any City monies, facilities, property, equipment or personnel, unless contractually obligated, for the following: (a) Immigration enforcement, including but not limited to: - Identifying, investigating, arresting, or detaining any person solely on the basis of a suspected violation of immigration law; - Honoring any civil immigration detainer, ICE administrative warrant or request to interview, detain, transfer, or notify federal authorities about the release of any individual for immigration purposes; and - Providing federal authorities with non-publicly available information about any individual for immigration purposes. (b) Enforcement of any federal program requiring the registration of individuals on the basis of religious affiliation, national or ethnic origin. (c) Nothing in this section shall prevent the City from responding to a lawfully- issued judicial warrant or subpoena. (d) The City has contractual obligations related to the City jail that it has voted to phase out and will take various actions to implement that vote as expeditiously as possible. (3) Discretion in Policing: As it is the policy of the City to exercise appropriate discretion in the enforcement of state and local laws, the City will adopt a policy to guide officers in the exercise of their discretion to cite and release individuals in lieu of booking them into a local detention facility or county jail based on the nature of the crime committed. (4) Training and Oversight: The City will ensure that the policies called for in this Resolution are disseminated and appropriate training is provided to all affected officers, employees and agents of the City and the City will establish a commission or task force composed of community members to advise the City Council on implementation and monitoring of the policies called for in this Resolution. Section 5: Nothing in this Resolution shall be construed or implemented to conflict with any valid and enforceable obligation imposed by federal law. City staff shall monitor any efforts by the federal government to withhold or withdraw federal funding as a result of the City's policies to protect and defend its immigrant community and shall take all actions necessary to protect such funding. Section 6: The Clerk of the Council shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions. Section 7: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and new actions and policies called for in the same shall be presented for adoption by City Council within 120 days. Resolution No. 2016-086 Page 3 of 4