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District Attorney’s Office recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Board Chair to execute Agreement 8299 with Gregory DeAngelo, dba Sicuro Data Analytics, LLC, for a three-year term, with a not-to-exceed amount of $275,000, for statistical analysis of criminal charges and outcome services as outlined within the requirements of Assembly Bill (AB) 256 Racial Justice Act, contingent upon Risk Management approval;
2) Make finding in accordance with Section 3.13.030(B) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications are involved in the performance of the work;
3) Make finding in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17, Section 3.4.2 (a & f), that the attached Agreement 8299 with Gregory DeAngelo, dba Sicuro Data Analytics, LLC, is exempt from competitive bidding because the services provided are unique and require critical skills that other vendors do not possess; and
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute any necessary Amendments relating to Agreement 8299, excluding term extensions or increases to the not-to-exceed amount, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: District Attorney and Public Defender Realignment Subfund (54%) and District Attorney General Fund (46%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On September 29, 2022, AB 256, also known as “The Racial Justice for All Act”, was signed into law giving offenders charged with (or convicted of) a crime the ability to raise issues of bias or discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or national origin in their cases. These pre- and post-conviction motions will require the District Attorney’s (DA’s) Office to produce detailed information regarding their cases, such as demographic information about the defendant and victim, charging information, information about plea offers, and case disposition. In response to the law, the DA’s Office is looking to contra...
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