DATE: August 23, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner
SUBJECT: Agreement and Annual Certification Report with Federal Government for the
Sheriff-Coroner's Office to participate in the Federal Equitable Sharing Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize Chairman to execute an Equitable Sharing Agreement with the Federal Government authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner's Office to participate in the Federal Equitable Sharing Program from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017 and certifying as to funds received and expended during FY 2015-16; and
2. Authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to submit Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification and any and all "Applications for Transfer of Federally Forfeited Property (Form DAG-71)" as appropriate and authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to designate a Sheriff-Coroner employee to accept forfeited property, transfer documents, and/or receive money.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with these actions, which will allow the Sheriff-Coroner to participate in Federal asset forfeiture cases. The certification annual report is a requirement of this agreement and must be filed within 60 days after the end of the fiscal year.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no alternative actions. If the recommended actions are not approved, the Sheriff-Coroner's Office will lose any Federal asset forfeiture funds which they would have been eligible for if the Agreement was in place.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with these actions. The Agreement allows the Sheriff-Coroner's Office to participate in Federal asset forfeiture cases and the certification is an accounting of federal monies received and expended during FY 2015-16. The beginning FY 2015-16 balance for Federal asset forfeiture totals $2,497,475.37 (due to an audit, the report approved by your Board on August 25, 2015 was revised to reduce the Federal asset forfeiture bala...
Click here for full text