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District Attorney's Office recommending the Board approve a Budget Transfer increasing appropriations in the District Attorney's budget and decreasing General Fund contingency by $10,386.59 to return FY 2009-10 Supplemental Law Enforcement Funds (SLESF) back to the State. (4/5 vote required)
FUNDING: General Fund.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $10,386.59
Funding
Budgeted $
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $0
Change To Net County Cost $10,386.59
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The attached budget transfer will increase Net County Cost for the District Attorney by increasing appropriations $10,386.59 and decrease General Fund contingency by the same amount.
Background: Every year the District Attorney's Office receives funding from the State of California's Citizen’s Option for Public Safety (COPS) program which is deposited into a special revenue fund for use by the department. An agenda item is brought before the Board of Supervisors requesting use and approval of those funds along with a budget transfer to establish the budget and appropriations within the departments budget. This process is done outside of the normal budget process because supplanting is strictly prohibited. In FY 2009/2010 the department received the COPS distribution totaling $42,799.35 along with $147.16 in accrued interest. In agenda item 11-0057 the District Attorney's Office requested use of these funds which was approved on 4/5/11. Upon year end close the full distribution amount of $42,946.51 was transferred as revenue into the District Attorney's budget, however, the full amount was not expended or encummbered. As detailed in the Oversight Committee Summary report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, total audited expenditures for the District Attorney's Office totaled $32,559.92 resulting in unused funds of $10,386.59.
Reason for Recommendation: COP...
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