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Tai: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Warren E. Rupf,Sheriff-Coroner Contra
DATE: September 28, 1999 Costa
Ct3unty
SUBJECT. Acceptance of Award from U.S. Department of
Justice to Hire eight Deputy Sheriffs under the Community Oriented
Policing Services(COPS)Program.
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)3 BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
1. ACCEPT$000,000 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 Sherif-Coroner to add eight
Deputy Sheriff position pursuant to the Federal Community Policing (COPS) Program) .
2. ADD eight Deputy Sheriff positions to the Office of the Sheriff-Coroner to implement the
award under the COPS Program.
3. ACKNOWLEDGE that $1,141,272 in additional local funds is required over the three-year
period to match the Federal funds.The Sheriff-Coroner's 99-00 appropriation was increased
by the Board of Supervisors to provide the match for two officers in North Richmond and one
South County School Resource Officer,and match funds for the additional five positions are
available in the Office of the Sheriff-Coroner's 99-00 budget.
4. ACKNOWLEDGE the County's commitment to attempt to continue 100% funding for the
Deputy Sheriff positions added through this grant following the grant period.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This General grant revenue will partially offset salary and benefit costs of adding eight additional
Deputy Sheriff positions 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:
The purpose of the Federal Community Oriented Policing Services(COPS) Program is to increase
the number of sworn law enforcement officers and expand community policing by developing
innovative, long-term public safety plans. The COPS Universal Program previously awarded
$1,125,000 to Contra Costa County to fund fifteen Deputy Sheriffs. The U. S. Department of
Justice has identified funding available in its 1998/99 allocation and awarded Contra Costal County
funding for eight additional officers.
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Sheriff(for distribution) PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Human Resources SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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Resolution. 99/554