HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04132010 - C.58RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2010/183 approving and authorizing the District Attorney, or
designee, to submit an application and execute a grant award agreement and any extensions
or amendments thereof, pursuant to State guidelines, with the State Department of Insurance
for the 2010 Automobile Insurance Fraud Prosecution Program in an amount not to exceed
$449,848, for the investigation and prosecution of automobile insurance fraud crimes, for
the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$449,848 in grant revenue; 100% State. The anticipated grant award amount has been
included in the 2010/11 Recommended Budget.
BACKGROUND:
The State Legislature has determined that one of the significant factors driving up the cost
of automobile insurance is fraud. While fraud is recognized as a growing problem across the
country, California is an area of concerted criminal activity in insurance fraud. To address
this issue, the California Department of Insurance has continued to authorize Automobile
Insurance
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/13/2010 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: Cherie Mathisen,
925-957-2234
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: April 13, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 58
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Robert J. Kochly, District Attorney
Date:April 13, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approval to Submit an Application and Execute a Grant Award for funding of Automobile Insurance Fraud
Prosecution Program
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Fraud Program grants to fund the investigation and prosecution of automobile insurance
fraud cases statewide.
The grant application will fund salaries and benefits for an attorney, an investigator, and
one half-time clerk assigned to the program. The Automobile Insurance Fraud
Prosecution grant award is allocated from a trust fund financed by an assessment on all
insured vehicles in the State. Appropriations and estimated revenue for this grant have
been included in the 2010/11 Recommended Budget.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2010/183