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Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to execute the following Homeland Security Grant reimbursement agreements:
1) Reimbursement Agreement 6609 between the County and Diamond Springs Fire for reimbursement of funds in the amount of $25,000 for the grant performance period that ended May 31, 2022 from the Fiscal Year 2018 Homeland Security Grant for the purchase of side by side vehicles;
2) Reimbursement Agreement 6610 between the County and Diamond Springs Fire for reimbursement of funds in the amount of $36,000 for the grant performance period that ended May 31, 2022 from the Fiscal Year 2019 Homeland Security Grant for the purchase of side by side vehicles; and
3) Reimbursement Agreement 6611 between the County and Diamond Springs Fire for reimbursement of funds in the amount of $47,500 for the grant performance period that ends May 31, 2023 from the Fiscal Year 2020 Homeland Security Grant for the purchase of side by side vehicles.
FUNDING: Fiscal Year 2018, 2019 and 2020 Homeland Security Grants.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On April 8, 2003, the Board created an Approval Authority to distribute Homeland Security Grant funds to local eligible entities. This Approval Authority has approved the reimbursement agreements totaling $108,500 to Diamond Springs Fire to be utilized by all County Fire Departments from the Fiscal Year 2018, 2019 and 2020 Homeland Security Grants to purchase side by side vehicles.
The Approval Authority consists of representatives from the City of Placerville and South Lake Tahoe Police Departments, the Sheriff’s Office, Public Health, and Fire Districts.
On June 23, 2015, the Board of Supervisors reaffirmed the creation of an Approval Authority to distribute the Grant funds at the local level.
The Homeland Security Grant program provides funding for planning, equipment, training, exercises, and management/administrative costs to help fulfill one of the core missions of the Federal Depart...
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