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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
1 _ Contra
FROM: Richard K. Rainey, Sheriff-Coroner Costa
n. S
County
40
March 31 1992
DATE: � --
SUBJECT: Expense Money for Attendance at F.B.I. Academy
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to expend $1200 -for costs
associated with management employee attendance at the F.B.I. National
Academy in Quantico, Virginia. This expense is to be differentiated from an
advance on funds or reimbursement.
Summary of Expenses
Academy Uniforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200.00
Student Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
Miscellaneous Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900.00
($11.84 per day x 76 days)
TOTAL $1200.00
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT
Cost to County - $1200. Associated expenses include meals, books,
participation fees, gym fees.
III. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
The F.B.I. Academy is located on the U.S. Marine Corps Base, Quantico,
Virginia, approximately 40 miles south of Washington, D.C.
Management personnel from the Sheriff-Coroner's Department attend the
F.B.I. National Academy, Quantico, Virginia, based on invitation by the
Academy. Past history indicates that one manager attends approximately
every six (6) months. The Academy is 11 weeks (76 days) in duration.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE.
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF AR CO ITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
��// I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
.L 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.
cc: Sheriff-Coroner ATTESTED���/1 9D�i9c,�
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Justice System Programs SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
M382 (10/88)
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March 31, 1992
III. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND (Continued)
All students in the National Academy Program are required to take a minimum
of 16, or a maximum of 19, semester hours of academic work from each of the
following disciplines: Education and Communication Arts, Management
Science, Forensic Science, Legal, and Behavioral Science. All students are
required to take a physical training program which generally meets for two
hours, two times a week, for 11 weeks. They are also required to take 30
hours of instruction in the Specialized Instruction Program.
While the Federal government pays for tuition, housing and some meals, there
are numerous incidental expenses incurred during the period of the Academy;
such as:
A. Mandatory participation fees; a student assessment is collected at the
beginning of Academy to cover cost of recreational/exercise equipment,
several mandatory social functions, obligatory awards to Academy
counselors and section leaders.
B. Travel expenses while attending the Academy, gasoline, fares and
rentals; i.e. , airport shuttle fare to Academy.
C. Mandatory Academy Uniforms; i.e. , firearms range clothing, gym
clothes, special section shirts.
D. Miscellaneous,expenses; i.e. , weekend meals, laundry, obligatory social
activities during evening and weekend hours - intramural sports,
cultural exchanges, expenses for graduation.
It is recommended by the Academy that an attendee's agency provide financial
assistance for its candidate to fully participate in the National Academy
program.
Past County practice has been to expend expense money without the recipient
having to justify all expenses. A telephone survey of some local agencies
indicate a policy of financial support up to $2000 to Academy attendees with
no receipt required.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
Current County practice is to authorize expenditure for financial support to
the attendee of the F.B.I. National Academy without the requirement to
provide expenditure receipts.
Continuation of this practice, without considering the reality of the financial
requirements of Academy attendance places an enormous burden on the
attendee, who must perform at a satisfactory academic level while also being
absent from his/her home and family during the 11 week period of the
Academy.