DATE: December 6, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner
SUBJECT: Retroactive 2016 DNA Backlog Reduction Grant Application and Acceptance
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Retroactively authorize the Sheriff-Coroner's previous submittal of grant application to the National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice for the 2016 Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Grant;
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute and accept the grant award from the National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice, for the 2016 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Grant for the period of January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018 ($205,465);
3. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2016-17 appropriations and estimated revenue for Sheriff-Coroner's Org 3111 in the amount of $205,465 (4/5 vote); and
4. Authorize the Sheriff-Coroner, or her authorized representative, to sign claims for reimbursement and activity reports for the above grant award.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with these actions. Divisions of the Department of Justice (DOJ) have awarded this grant to assist local forensic laboratories that conduct DNA analysis with reducing casework backlog. Currently, it can take six to nine months for DNA cases to be processed. This grant continuation will fund equipment purchases to assist the Sheriff's Forensic Laboratory in reducing this turnaround time. The competitive application was submitted May 11, 2016, to the National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice to meet the application deadline. The Sheriff-Coroner's Office was notified August 30, 2016, that the application was accepted for funding, contingent on your Board's approval.
It should be noted that once the Grant Award Face Sheet is executed by the Chairman and DOJ, the award documents become the final Agreement between the County and DOJ.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
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