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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS '�•'�=-��� 1---��'� Contra
FROM: ROBERT KOCHLY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY o; Costa
DATE: May 1, 2007 County
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SUBJECT: Approval to Submit Application and Execute Grant Award Agreement with the State Department of
Insurance for Funding of Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Prosecution
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the District Attorney to submit an application and execute a grant award agreement and any
extensions or amendments,thereof,pursuant to State guidelines,with the State Department of Insurance for funding
of the Workers' Compensation 'Insurance Fraud Prosecution Program in the amount of$669,298 for the period
July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The grant application will fund'salaries and benefits for two attorneys, an investigator, and on&ne-half time clerk
assigned to the program. The Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Prosecution grant award is allocated from a
trust fund financed by an assessment payable by the insurer. Of the assessment amount, approximately one-half is
earmarked for distribution to District Attorneys for enhanced prosecution of workers' compensation insurance fraud.
Supplantation is prohibited. Expenditures and revenue for grant positions are included in the District Attorney's
2007/2008 budget.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND BACKGROUND:
The State Legislature has determined that one of the significant factors driving up the costs of workers'
compensation insurance is fraud. While fraud is recognized as a growing problem across the country,California is
an area of concerted criminal activity in insurance fraud. The cost of insurance has been a major factor in the high
cost of doing business in the State. SB 1218 (Presley)was enacted to put teeth into the law and to provide resources
for enforcement. If the grant is.approved, it will allow the District Attorney to continue to place specially trained
staff in the criminal fraud division, who will be able to concentrate on the growing problem of workers'
compensation fraud.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEND 7N OF B RD CO ITTEE
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT
COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE
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BY: �'" DEPUTY
SUBJECT: Approval to Submit Application and Execute Grant Award Agreement with the State Department
of Insurance for Funding of Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Prosecution
DATE: May 1, 2007
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CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve the recommendation will result in the inability of the District Attorney to apply for State funds
designated for use by Contra Costa County in the prosecution of workers' compensation insurance fraud. A County
which fails to submit the application shall not be considered for funding, and their undistributed funds shall be
returned to the Department of Insurance to be reprogrammed.