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DATE: October 18, 2007 rq-`6vu
SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept a U.S.
Department of Justice 2007 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept a U.S. Department of
Justice 2007 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant in an amount up to $208,656 for the period October 1,
2007 through September 30, 2008.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No County Costs. Revenue, $208,656; 100% Federal.
BACKGROUND:
The Sheriffs Office has received DNA Backlog Reduction Program•Grant funds for the last two years. Those
funds have been used to fund two DNA analysts who process DNA samples collected during investigations to
aid in criminal prosecutions. The 2007 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant will fund the DNA analysts in
the Sheriffs Office Forensic Services Division. The Forensic Services Division provides state-of-the-art
forensic DNA testing for all law enforcement agencies in the County.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
A decision not to pursue grant funding will further exacerbate a shortage of DNA analysts as found in Grand
Jury Report 0704 resulting in delays in processing DNA samples and criminal prosecutions.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
COMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
PROVE OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
`I I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT /� ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED ��
JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF TVE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: TODD McCOWN,5-1553
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