Title
District Attorney recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the acceptance of a grant award in the amount of $356,112 from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023; and
2) Approve and authorize the District Attorney to execute grant award agreement DI23009, including any amendments or extensions thereof which would not increase net county cost, upon County Counsel review and approval.
FUNDING: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Body
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On June 22, 2022, the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) notified the District Attorney’s Office that their grant application for the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program was approved in the total amount of $356,112, covering the period of October 1, 2022-September 30, 2023. The primary focus of the program is to prosecute and investigate alcohol and drug impaired driving cases.
Board approval and acceptance of this will allow the District Attorney’s Office to effectively investigate and prosecute Driving Under the Influence (DUI) cases. The grant will fund 1.0 FTE Deputy District Attorney, 0.50 FTE District Attorney Investigator, and costs associated with program-related travel and training. This is no cash match requirement under this funding opportunity.
The investigation and prosecution of DUI charges have historically absorbed a great number of resources in the District Attorney's Office due to the number of offenses within El Dorado County. In 2019, OTS ranked El Dorado County 36 out of 58 counties for alcohol involved collisions based on daily vehicle miles traveled. This includes a total of 151 victims either killed or injured during this period.
The District Attorney's Office has implemented many programs pursuant to the California Office of Traffic Safety, Alcohol...
Click here for full text