(A) Generally. The Board of Commissioners establishes the following policies with respect to illegal residents and directs county staff as follows.
(B) Specifically.
(1) To cease and desist local funding for any local programs to the extent that they serve illegal residents;
(2) To reduce expenditures on all federally-funded and state-funded non-mandated programs to the extent that they serve illegal residents;
(3) To discontinue contracting with any local or out-of-county businesses employing or using identifiable illegal residents where county tax dollars are being expended;
(4) To request the Sheriff to diligently battle the ever-increasing criminal element which is growing daily with the influx of illegal residents and to consistently check the immigration status of each undocumented resident upon his or her arrest by such available means as fingerprints, federally-verified social security numbers, and other accessible data;
(5) To allow the Sheriff to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to verify undocumented residents during the investigation or processing of any public safety infraction or offense and detain for deportation any illegal residents so identified; and
(6) To direct all county departments and agencies, to the extent that they are able to do so with available information, to begin expenditure reductions for discretionary services provided to illegal aliens.
(Res. passed 6-18-2007)