HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05122015 - C.30RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No, 2015/152 authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept the U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, DNA Program Backlog Reduction Grant in an initial amount of
$224,644 for the period October 1, 2015 through the end of the grant period.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No County costs. Initial revenue: $224,644, 100% Federal revenue, no County match required. (CFDA #16.714)
BACKGROUND:
The Office of the Sheriff has received DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant funds for many years. These funds
have been used in the past to fund DNA analysts and per diem investigators who process DNA samples collected
during investigations to aid in criminal prosecutions. The 2015 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant will be used
to provide County-wide support in the Sheriff's Office Forensic Services Division. The Forensic Services Division
provides state-of-the-art forensic DNA testing for law enforcement agencies in the County.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
A decision not to pursue grant funding will result in continued delays in processing DNA samples and criminal
prosecutions.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/12/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Mary Jane Robb,
925-335-1557
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: May 12, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 30
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:May 12, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2015 DNA Backlog Grant
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2015/152