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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01122010 - C.78RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept a California Department of Boating and Waterways, Peace Officer's Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Certified Boating Safety and Operations Course grant in an amount not to exceed $32,000 for the training of marine patrol personnel required certification for the period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. FISCAL IMPACT: $32,000 Revenue. No County match required. BACKGROUND: The State of California Department of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is prepared to award a training grant to the Sheriff’s Office to provide Marine Patrol training for Boating Safety officers throughout the State. The grant funds shall be used for personnel costs, “one-time” purchases of necessary training materials and equipment and related costs associated with providing the Peace Officer's Standards and Training (POST) certified “Basic Boating Skills and Operations” course. The funding provided by this grant will enable the Office of the Sheriff APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 01/12/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYES 5 NOES ____ ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____ RECUSE ____ Contact: T. McCown, 5-1553 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: January 12, 2010 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy cc: C. 78 To:Board of Supervisors From:Warren Rupf, Sheriff-Coroner Date:January 12, 2010 Contra Costa County Subject:California Department of Boating & Waterways POST Boating Safety Course Grant BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) to provide the certified course at no cost to the County. DBW recognizes the critical importance of providing professional maritime boating safety and education training and, as such, requested the Sheriff’s Marine Patrol to provide this boating skills and operations course. Currently, and without this grant, the Office of the Sheriff spends approximately $11,000 per year training personnel to serve in the Marine Patrol Unit. Of this cost $1,200 is paid to send deputies to San Bernardino County to receive the only State of California Department of Boating and Waterways (DBW) Peace Officer’s Standards and Training (POST) certified boating skills and operations course offered in the state. This DBW grant will eliminate the training expenses currently spent to train our own personnel, and will prove a revenue generator as the Sheriff’s Office will offer the only DBW POST certified boating safety and operations course in Northern California.