County of El Dorado - File #: 23-1056

• File #: 23-1056
• Version: 1
• Type: Agenda Item
• Status: Approved
• File created: 5/18/2023
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/27/2023
• Final action: 6/27/2023
• Title: Public Defender recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 104-2023: 1) Delegating authority to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, and the Chief Public Defender to accept a three-year grant award from the Board of State and Community Corrections for grant funds available through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $660,000 for use over three years and execute Grant Agreement BSCC 1201-23; and 2) Delegating authority to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, and the Chief Public Defender to administer said agreement and execute and administer subsequent amendments or documents, if any, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, and further authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Public Defender, Assistant Public Defender, Agency Chief Fiscal Officer, or designee, to execute any required fiscal and programmatic repor...

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2023	1	Board of Supervisors	Approved	Pass

Title
Public Defender recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 104-2023:
1) Delegating authority to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, and the Chief Public Defender to accept a three-year grant award from the Board of State and Community Corrections for grant funds available through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $660,000 for use over three years and execute Grant Agreement BSCC 1201-23; and
2) Delegating authority to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, and the Chief Public Defender to administer said agreement and execute and administer subsequent amendments or documents, if any, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, and further authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Public Defender, Assistant Public Defender, Agency Chief Fiscal Officer, or designee, to execute any required fiscal and programmatic reports.

FUNDING: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funding, as established by Title I of Public Law 90-351.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Authorized by Title I of Public Law No. 90-351, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the leading federal source of criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. Each state is allocated funding based on an equal weighting of their national shares of population and violent crime. The California Board of State and Community Corrections then makes funding available to counties based on population, with counties with fewer than 200,001 people eligible for up to $660,000 over a 42-month grant period. The El Dorado County Chief Public Defender applied for and has been awarded funding in the amount of $660,000 for the term between June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2026. The funding may be used to support a broad range of program areas, including providing additional personnel, equipment, supplies,...