HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04132010 - C.59RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2010/186 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 Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Prosecution Program in an amount
not to exceed $756,156 for the investigation and prosecution of worker's compensation
fraud cases, for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$756,156, 100% State revenue. No County match. Budgeted in the 2010/11 Recommended
Budget.
BACKGROUND:
The State Legislature has determined that one of the significant factors driving up the cost
of workers' compensation 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. The cost of insurance is a factor in the high cost of doing business in the State. SB
1218
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. 59
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Robert J. Kochly, District Attorney
Date:April 13, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2010 Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Prosecution Program Grant Application
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
(Presley) was enacted to provide resources for enforcement of current laws. If the grant is
approved, the District Attorney will continue to place specially trained staff in the
criminal fraud division, who will be able to concentrate on the growing problem of
workers' compensation fraud.
The grant application will fund salaries and benefits for two attorneys, an investigator,
and one half-time clerk assigned to the program. The Workers' Compensation Insurance
Fraud Prosecution grant award is allocated from a trust fund financed by an assessment
payable by the insurer. A portion of the assessment amount is earmarked for distribution
to District Attorneys for enhanced prosecution of workers' compensation insurance fraud.
Supplantation is prohibited. Expenditures and revenue for grant positions are included in
the District Attorney's 2010/11 budget.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve the recommendation will result in the inability of the District Attorney
to apply for State funds designated for use by Contra Costa County in the prosecution of
workers' compensation insurance fraud. A County which fails to submit the application
shall not be considered for funding, and their undistributed funds shall be returned to the
Department of Insurance to be reprogrammed.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2010/186