HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06212011 - C.40RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2011/258 to approve and authorize the District Attorney 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 in the amount
of $675,458 for funding of the Automobile Insurance Fraud Prosecution Program for the
period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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
award is allocated from a trust fund financed by an assessment per insured vehicle, payable
by the insurer. A portion of the assessment amount is earmarked for distribution to District
Attorneys for enhanced prosecution of automobile fraud. Supplantation is prohibited.
Expenditures and revenue for grant positions are included in the District Attorney's 2011/12
budget.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/21/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Contact: Cherie Mathisen,
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: June 21, 2011
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 40
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Mark Peterson, District Attorney
Date:June 21, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approval to Submit an Application and Execute a Grant Award for funding of Automobile Insurance Fraud
Prosecution Program
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.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2011/258