DATE: September 13, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner
SUBJECT: Retroactive Help Eliminate Auto Theft (HEAT) Addendum II to the MOU and Budget Transfer for HEAT Vehicle Purchase
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive reimbursement Addendum II to Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to fund law enforcement activities of the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Help Eliminate Auto Theft (HEAT) task force effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 ($60,000); and
2. Approve and authorize the Clerk to the Board to execute Budget Transfer No. 2 ($37,000) transferring FY 2016-17 appropriations within the Sheriff-Coroner Org 3111, from Account 7205 (Maintenance-Equipment), to Account 8300 (Equipment) for the purchase and up-fitting of one replacement vehicle for the Sheriff-Coroner's HEAT Unit.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with these actions. The first recommended action will approve a retroactive reimbursement addendum II to allow the Sheriff-Coroner to reimburse the CHP for overtime and training costs associated with HEAT activities. The reimbursement shall not exceed $60,000 per year ($50,000 for Overtime and $10,000 for Training). The second recommended action will transfer $37,000 in equipment maintenance savings from the Sheriff-Coroner Office's current year budget to purchase one vehicle to include up-fitting of a law enforcement radio and equipment necessary to meet the HEAT unit's requirements.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could choose to not approve the first recommended action, and the Sheriff-Coroner's office would not reimburse the CHP's overtime and training costs. This could impact the level of participation by the CHP in the future as overtime hours are required to work longer details and provide the ability to testify in court hearings. If funding is reduced or not available, this would co...
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