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TO: Board of Supervisors County
FROM: Gary T. Yancey, District Attorney
.DATE: .Tune 17, 1994
SUBJECT: Approval For Submission and Execution of Contract With the State of California Department of Insurance, for the
Purpose of Combatting Workers Compensation Fraud for the Period of July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Z _ RECOMMENDED ACT=ON
Authorize the District Attorney to submit an application and execute a
grant award contract, including any extensions and amendments thereto,
with the State of California Department of Insurance for funding of the
prosecution of Workers ' Compensation Fraud for the period July 1, 1994
through June 30, 1995, in the amount of $277,228.
__ _ F=NANC IAL IMPACT
None. The grant application in the amount $277,228 will fund the salary
and benefits for an attorney, one-half clerk, and one ( 1) senior
inspector assigned to the program. Supplantation is prohibited.
Expenditures and revenue for these positions are included in the
District Attorney' s proposed budget for 1994/95.
___ _ REASONS FOR RECOMMENDAT=ON/BACKGROUND
The Legislature has determined that Workers' Compensation insurance
fraud is a major contributor to the high cost of doing business in this
state. The cost of . Workers' Compensation to employers has almost
doubled to $10 billion in less than ten years. SB1218 (Presley) was
enacted to put teeth into the law and resources into enforcement to
tackle the growing problem of Workers ' Compensation insurance fraud.
If the grant is approved, it will allow the District Attorney to place
specially trained staff in our Criminal Fraud Division who will be able
to concentrate on the growing problem of insurance fraud.
aV _ CONSEQUENCE S OF NEGAT 2VE ACT 2ON
Failure to approve this recommendation would result in the inability of
the District Attorney to apply for $277,228 in state funds designated
for use by Contra Costa County in the prosecution of Workers '
Compensation insurance fraud. Any county which fails to submit their
application shall not be considered for funding, a their undistributed
funds shall be returned to the Department of urance fund to be
reprogrammed.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEN ATI O BOA CIMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON 1 S APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
/ I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND
✓ UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED
AYES: NOES: ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Auditor-Controller ATTESTED cl
Ph Batchel r,Clerk of the Board
District Attorney of Supervisors and County Administrator
County Administrator
contact: R. Goldstein 646-3545 a �,en�,.ll Q�/1
By: om, J ,Deputy
I ''73
RESOLUTION 94/352
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on July 12 , 1994 , , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Smith, Bishop, DeSaulnier, Torlakson and Powers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE FRAUD PROSECUTION
RESOLUTION THE GOVERN=NG BOARD 1 9 9 4/9 5
WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors, Contra Costa County, desires to undertake
a certain program designated as the Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud
Prosecution Program to be funded in part from funds made available under the
authority of California Insurance Code Section 1872. 83 and administered by
the California Department of Insurance (hereafter referred to as DOI ) .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the District Attorney of Contra Costa
County is authorized to execute on behalf of the Board of Supervisors the
Grant Award Agreement including any extensions or amendments thereof.
ITIS AGREED that any liability arising out of the performance of this Grant
Award Agreement, including civil court actions for damages, shall be the
responsibility of the grant recipient and authorizing agency. The State of
California and the California Department of Insurance disclaim any
responsibility for such liability.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the grant funds received hereunder shall not be
used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body.
I hereby certify that t,:s is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: \9.9`N
PHIL BMCHEVOR,06rk of the Boafd
of Supewisors and County Administrator
By 2�2 Q .�_� ,Deputy
cc: Orig. Department: District Attorney ( 5 certified copies)
Sheriff-Coroner ( 5 certified copies)
County Probation officer ( 5 certified copies)
County Administrator, ATTN: George Roemer
Auditor Controller