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District Attorney recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the acceptance of a grant award in the amount of $272,667 from the California's Governor's Office of Emergency Services for the Sexual Assault Law Enforcement Specialized Units Program for the period of October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Certification of Assurance of Compliance Violence Against Women Act;
3) Authorize the District Attorney to execute the Grant Award Agreement and required documents, including any extensions or amendments thereof which would not increase net county costs;
4) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a budget transfer increasing revenue and expense appropriations within the District Attorney's Office operating budget by $153,375 for estimated grant revenue to be received in Fiscal Year 2018-19;
5) Approve the use of Supplemental Local Law Enforcement funds for Front-line law enforcement personnel and the equipment necessary to operate the Sexual Assault Law Enforcement Specialized Units Program, which will also serve as the County's cash match, and approve and authorize the Chair to sign a budget transfer increasing revenue and expense appropriations within the District Attorney's Office operating budget by $23,816; and
6) Adopt and Authorize the Chair to sign Personnel Allocation Resolution 226-2018, thereby amending the current authorized personnel allocation to increase the District Attorney Investigator allocation by 1.0 full time, regular equivalent.
FUNDING: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services Violence Against Women Act Services*Training*Officers*Prosecutors Formula Grant Program Funds and Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund. (Est. Time: 15 Min.)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On August 3, 2018, the District Attorney's Ofice submitted a proposal to a competitive grant opportunity, the Sexual Assault Law Enforcement Specialized Units (ST) Program, administer...
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