I heard that report but did not hear the details. Perhaps the thought is to just have a larger sheriff department to do all the law enforcement there?
I can explain the concept “defund the police” by the way.
in many jurisdictions, police departments get funds for community programs beyond traditional policing budgets. This call is to give those funds, e.g., for school education about the dangers of drug use, to other departments, say social services to carry out those programs. Does not have an impact on the funds for traditional policing, e.g., cops on the beat.