HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011999 - 1999-553 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Warren E. Rupf,Sheriff-Coroner Contra
Costa
DATE: September 23, 1999 County
SUBJECT: Acceptance of Award from U.S.Department of
Justice to Hire one Deputy Sheriff under the Community Oriented
Policing Services(COPS) Program.
Resolution 991553
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)A BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
1. ACCEPT$125,000 from the U. S. Department of Justice for the period September 1,1999
through August 31, 2002, and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner or his designee to execute
such Grant Award on behalf of the County. (This will enable the Sheriff-Coroner to add one
Deputy Sheriff position pursuant to the Federal Community Policing (COPS) Program) .
2. ADD one Deputy Sheriff position to the Office of the Sheriff-Coroner to implement the award
under the COPS Program.
3. ACKNOWLEDGE that $112,710 in additional local funds is required over the three-year
period to match the Federal funds and that the amount of match funds required for 1999/00
is available in the Office of the Sheriff-Coroner's budget.
4. ACKNOWLEDGE the County's commitment to attempt to continue 100% funding for the
Deputy Sheriff position added through this grant following the grant period.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This General grant revenue will partially offset salary and benefit costs of adding an additional
Deputy Sheriff position for Contra Costa County. Matching funds for 99/00 are available in the
Sheriff-Coroner's budget. The County Administrator and Sheriff-Coroner will work together to
identify funding to support the positions when the grant period ends.
BACKGROUND:
A partnership including the West County Unified Schools District, other human service agencies
in West County and the Sheriff's Office received funding under a Safe Schools initiative to improve
safety in the schools and strengthen youth development efforts. Funding for a Deputy Sheriff to
work in the North Richmond schools is a part of that project and funded separately by COPS in
Schools, a program of the Federal Community Policing (COPS) Program.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: NO SIGNATURE:
4— RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON C Lf r l o/a r l (� 01 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
!HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS {ABSENT l 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.
Contact Person:
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CAO,Justice Admin Martinstration ATTESTED O C4Q b e r
Sheriff(for distribution) PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
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SUPER.-VISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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Resolution 99/553