HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06232009 - C. 68RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept a
grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs', Bureau of Justice
Assistance - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program FY 2009 in an
amount not to exceed $516,605 for support of law enforcement programs for the period
October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$516,605; 100% Federal revenue, no County match required. The Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant Program FY 2009 is a pass-through of Federal funding (CFDA
16.738).
BACKGROUND:
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the primary
provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The JAG FY
2009 Grant is a formula grant with emphasis on assisting local efforts to prevent or reduce
crime and violence. The eligible jurisdictions within Contra Costa County have a scheduled
allocation totaling
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/23/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Eileen Devlin,
335-1557
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 23, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc:
C. 68
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Rupf, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:June 23, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Apply for and Accept the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program FY2009
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
$516,605, with $72,870 allocated to the County. The $72,870 County allocation will be
equally shared between the Office of the Sheriff and the District Attorney's Office. The
remainder will be distributed to municipalities within the county based on a formula
allocation, with the County serving as the fiscal agent.
Established to streamline justice funding and grant administration, the JAG Program allows
states, tribes, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and
control crime based on their own local needs and conditions. The Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS) calculates a minimum base allocation for each state. Once the state funding
is calculated, 60 percent of the allocation is awarded to the state and 40 percent to eligible
units of local government. Local governments are awarded amounts based on their share of
the total violent crime reported within the state.
Based on a formula allocation, Contra Costa County has been designated as a disparate
jurisdiction because a city within the county is scheduled to receive 150% more than the
county, while the county bears more than 50% of the costs associated with the prosecution
and incarceration of that city's violent crime. Jurisdictions certified as disparate must
identify a fiscal agent that will submit a joint application for the total eligible allocation. The
Office of the Sheriff has been designated as the fiscal agent for this grant and will manage
and oversee the distribution of the funds for all participating agencies within the county. As
Fiscal Agent, the Office of the Sheriff will receive up to 10% ($51,660) of the grant
allocation (10% from each jurisdictions' allocation) to cover management and
administration of the grant, to include personnel and operational costs directly related to
grant management.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: