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Sheriff's Department recommending Budget Transfer 29042 adding $468,545 to said Department's operating budget for the Fiscal Year 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program. (4/5 vote required)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: State Office of Homeland Security.
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BUDGET SUMMARY: |
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Total Estimated Cost |
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$468,545 |
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Funding |
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Budgeted |
$ |
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New Funding |
$468,545 |
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Savings |
$ |
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Other |
$ |
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Total Funding Available |
$468,545 |
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Change To Net County Cost |
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$0 |
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: None. The grant is providing 100% funding and there is no county match requirement.
Background: On 7/29/08, your Board approved agenda item #08-1019 allowing the Sheriff to submit the 2008 Homeland Security Grant Application. The Sheriff has been approved for this grant.
The Fiscal Year 2008 Homeland Security Grant program has allocated $351,409 for the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) and $117,136 for the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) to El Dorado County for the FY2008 Homeland Security Grant Program. The total of the two programs is $468,545. The County is the subgrantee and provides funding for planning, equipment, training, exercises and management/administration costs to the Cities of South Lake Tahoe and Placerville, Sheriff's Office, Public Health, Environmental Management, Fire Districts and other eligible local agencies.
Reason for Recommendation: El Dorado County applies for this grant annually and has again been approved for grant funding. The Sheriff's Office recently received the grant award letter and is bringing this item back to your Board with a budget transfer establishing a budget.
Action to be taken following Board approval: The Board will approve the Budget Transfer and the Auditor will process it. Sheriff staff will work with Procurement and Contracts to obtain the equipment approved in the grant and the Sheriff's approved fixed asset list for FY08/09 will be updated to include the following fixed assets:
Bomb Trailer $55,390
Bomb Robot Attachment Tools $29,775
Bomb Robot remote device $6,557
Bomb Robot tolls and IED Movement $6,654
Bomb Robot Tools Disrupter $4,838
Bomb Robot Viewer $3,807
Remote Operated vehicle for boating unit $44,855
Night Vision Scope and Garmin GPS Systems $38,000
Computers and video teleconferencing equipment $59,171
Contact: Mary Pierce