HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12082009 - C.31RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to accept the U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, FY09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
Program grant in an amount not to exceed $454,944 to identify, review, and investigate cold
cases for the period October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No County costs. Revenue: $454,944, 100% Federal revenue, no County match required.
(CFDA #16.560)
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County has a population base of 1.1 million and has over forty years of cold
cases. Very few cases have been subjected to modern DNA technology. Many individuals at
the local police, Sheriff, and District Attorney’s offices are motivated to solve these cases,
but lack the time due to current case loads. A collaborative effort between the Investigation
and Forensic Services Divisions of the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff will
provide County-wide cold case investigation support and forensic analysis. Grant funds will
be used to hire two
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/08/2009 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, 5-1557
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: December 8, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc:
C.31
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Rupf, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:December 8, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:FY09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Program Grant
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
per diem investigators to review the cold cases and to hire two Criminalists dedicated to
performing biological screening and DNA analysis. The investigators will work closely with
the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office after any DNA match, either resulting
from upload into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) or through direct comparison
to a suspect reference standards, to package the case for filing and prosecution.