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District Attorney recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Make a finding in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17, Section 3.4.3, in which competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the County for the procurement and purchase of a department vehicle;
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign a purchase order to a preferred vendor in the estimated amount of $45,000 for a one-time vehicle purchase following Board approval, under an exemption to competitive bidding;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 budget transfer moving $45,000 in anticipated Salaries and Benefits savings to Fixed Assets within the District Attorney’s budget; and
4) Add one Chevy Traverse or comparable mid-size to full-size sport utility vehicle to the District Attorney’s FY 2024-25 Fixed Asset List, with an estimated cost of $45,000.
FUNDING: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Victims of Crime Act Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The District Attorney’s Office currently receives funding from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) in support of their Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach (UV) Program. On December 12, 2023, the Board approved the acceptance of the UV program grant for the period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, providing the office with a total of $196,906 in Federal funds.
It was anticipated that the funding would support 2.0 FTE (Bilingual) Victim Witness Program Specialist positions, along with 0.05 FTE Program Manger position and as-needed operating costs to support program objectives. However, the program has experienced one long-term Victim Witness Program Specialist vacancy during the current grant cycle, which has resulted in accumulated savings. The department is requesting to utilize the savings to offset the one-time purchase of an all-wheel drive mid-size to full-size SUV (Chevy Traverse or similar) to support and increase services prov...
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