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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ';
Costa
FROM: Warren E. Rupf; Sheriff-Coroner
County
DATE: April 8, 2008
SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept a U.S.
Department of Justice 2008 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept a U.S. Department of
Justice 2008 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant in an amount up to $137,776 for the period October 1,
2008 through March 31, 2010. LiFDA it 1,6.7113
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No County Costs. Revenue, $137,776; 100% Federal.
BACKGROUND:
The Sheriffs Office has received DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant funds for the last three years. Those
funds have been used to fund two DNA analysts to process DNA samples collected during investigations to aid
in criminal prosecutions. The 2008 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant will fund the DNA analysts in the
Sheriffs Office Forensic Services Division. The Forensic Services Division provides state-of-the-art forensic
DNA testing; for all law enforcement agencies in the County.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
A decision not to pursue grant funding will further exacerbate a shortage of DNA analysts as found in Grand
Jury Report 0704 resulting in delays in processing DNA samples and criminal prosecutions.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATUREL
_COMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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JOHN LLEN,CLERK OF THE'BOARDTF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: TODD.McCOWN,.5-1553.
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