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Sheriff's Office recommending the Board authorize and approve the following requests for relief from accountability, pursuant to Government Code Section 29390:
1) Cash shortage of $613 in the Inmate Trust Account due to an original check in the amount of $17.86 being altered and cashed illegally in the amount of $630.86; and
2) Authorize the Sheriff to transfer $613 in General Funds to make the Inmate Trust Accounts whole.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
The Sheriff’s Office recommends the approval of this relief from accountability request in order to reconcile balances in various Jail accounts and to make the Trust account whole.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Pursuant to Government Code Section 29390, the County historically has required departments to present to the Board a request for relief from accountability for cash shortages. The cash shortage was the result of an inmate check being altered and cashed fraudulently. In order to reconcile the account balances, this action by your Board is necessary. The incident was assigned a case number. Investigations for this incident have been completed or remain pending.
ALTERNATIVES
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OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
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CAO RECOMMENDATION
Approve the department's recommendation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no impact to Net County Cost. The Sheriff’s Office will transfer funds into the Trust account to address the shortfalls.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
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CONTACT
Undersheriff Randy Peshon