HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05201986 - 1.57 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on May 20 , 1986. , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Fanden , McPeak, Schroder , Torlakson, Powers .
NOES: None .
ABSENT: None .
RESOLUTION NO . 86/273
SUBJECT: Approval for Submission and Execution of Contract
with Office of Criminal Justice Planning for Funding
of the Victim/Witness Assistance Program
WHEREAS the County of Contra Costa desires to .
undertake a certain project designated Contra Costa County
Victim/Witness Assistance Program, to be funded, in .part,
from funds made available through Chapter 1312 , 1983 Statutes
(California Victim/Witness Assistance Program) , administered
by the Office of Criminal Justice Planning (hereafter referred
to as OCJP) in the amount of $178 , 368 for the period July 1 ,
1986 through June 30 , 1987;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors is AUTHORIZED, on its behalf
to submit the application for state funds for a Victim/Witness
Assistance Center and is authorized to execute on behalf
of the County of Contra Costa (District Attorney' s Office)
the contract for Victim/Witness Assistance Center purposes
including any extensions or amendments thereof;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that state funds received
hereunder shall not be used to supplant local funds that
would, in the absence of the California Victim/Witness
Assistance Program, be made available to support the assistance
of victims and witnesses of crime.
I hereby certify that this is a true-and correctcopy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervi ors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: ihl� ® /109(/)
PEAL BATCHELOR, CIerl: of the Board
of Supervisors and Cou,Eiy Administrator
ev Deputy
Orig. Dept.: District Attorney
cc: County Administrator, Attn: Renee Goldstein
County Auditor-Controller
State OCJP (3 copies)
RESOLUTION NO . 86/273
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Gary T. Yancey, District Attorney Contra
Costa
DATE: May 7 , 1986 County
SUBJECT: Approval for Submission and Execution of a Contract with the Office
of Criminal Justice Planning for Funding the Victim/Witness Assistance
Program for the period July 1, 1986 to June 30,1987
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve request for submission and authorize the Chairman of
the Board of Supervisors to execute a contract with the Office
of Criminal Justice Planning for funding the Victim/Witness
Assistance Program for the period July 1 , 1986 to June 30 ,
1987 .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This grant contract will be in the amount of $178 ,368 to fund
the salaries and benefits and services and supplies costs of
six staff members of the District Attorney' s Victim/Witness
Assistance Program in Budget Unit #0242 , Organization #2841 .
There is no county cost involved in this grant inasmuch as
this project is 100% financed by the State of California.
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
This project provides victim/witness assistance services to
many of the persons who come in contact with the County' s
Criminal Justice System. Included within the mandatory services
of this program are the following: crisis intervention;
emergency assistance; resource and referral counseling; follow-
up counseling; victim of crime claims; orientation to the
criminal justice system; court assistance; court support;
presentations and training to Criminal Justice System agencies;
public presentations and publicity; case disposition and status
briefings; and notification of the crime to friends , relatives
and the employer of the victim. The program also provides
for the delivery of the following optional services : employer
intervention; creditor intervention; child care; restitution;
property return; witness call-off of court appearance; funeral
arrangements; crime prevention information; witness protection;
temporary restraining orders; and transportation.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATI N F BOA D OMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _X_ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISOR ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: District Attorney ATTESTED
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-88 BY DEPUTY
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This project has been delivering victim/witness assistance
services to citizens of this county since July 1 , 1980 . The
services being provided are an integral part of the District
Attorney ' s operations .
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve this recommendation will result in the
loss of State of California funding for the District Attorney' s
Victim/Witness Assistance Project. It would be necessary to
lay off the six members of the Victim/Witness Assistance
Project staff . Many of the functions now being performed by
the project would have to be handled by county employees
which would require the District Attorney to request staff
augmentation from your Board.