HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07212015 - C.48RECOMMENDATION(S):
Adopt a resolution to approve and authorize 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 California
Department of Insurance for funding of the Organized Automobile Fraud Activity Interdiction Program in the
amount of $1,544,529 for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The grant will fund salaries and benefits for 1 FTE Attorneys, 2 FTE Senior Inspectors, .125 of a FTE clerk, and a
small amount of other staff assigned to the program. Supplantation is prohibited. (100% State Funds - no match
required)
BACKGROUND:
The State Legislature has determined that one of the significant factors driving up the cost of automobile insurance is
fraud. The Organized Automobile Fraud Activity Interdiction Program award is allocated from funds received per
Insurance Code 1874.8, whereby each insurer doing business in California pays an annual fee of $.50 for each
vehicle insured under an insurance policy it issues in it issues in this state. A portion of the assessment amount is
earmarked for distribution to District Attorneys for enhanced investigation and prosecution of organized automobile
insurance fraud.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/21/2015 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: 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: July 21, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 48
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Mark Peterson, District Attorney
Date:July 21, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approval to Submit an Application and Execute a Grant Award for funding of Organized Automobile Fraud Activity
Interdiction Program
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No.
2015/247