DATE: July 11, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner
SUBJECT: Resolution Accepting and Expressing Gratitude for Donation of $10,000 to the Sheriff-Coroner’s Office from Valley Crime Stoppers.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt Resolution accepting and expressing gratitude for the monetary donation of $10,000 from Valley Crime Stoppers to purchase a canine for the Sheriff-Coroner’s Office during FY 2017-18;
2. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2017-18 appropriations and estimated revenues for Sheriff-Coroner Org 3111 in the amount of $10,000 (4/5 vote); and
3. Approve and authorize the Clerk to the Board to execute Budget Transfer No. 1 ($3,000) transferring appropriations within the Sheriff-Coroner Org 3111, from Account 7385 (Small Tools & Instruments) to Account 8300 (Equipment) for the purchase of a canine.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The first recommended action is required to satisfy the CAO Management Directives requirements under Chapter 762.12 for donations greater than $500 in value. The approval of the recommended actions will allow the Sheriff-Coroner’s Office to accept a donation from Valley Crime Stoppers ($10,000) and allow for the transfer of appropriations ($3,000) to purchase a canine for the Sheriff-Coroner’s K-9 Unit during FY 2017-18.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose to not accept the donation from Crime Stoppers. If the donation is not accepted, the Sheriff-Coroner will not purchase a canine for law enforcement services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Upon approval, the donation will be accepted and the canine will be purchased in FY 2017-18. Approval of the second recommended action will increase the FY 2017-18 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Sheriff-Coroner Org 3111 in the amount of $10,000 to purchase a canine for law enforcement services. Approval of the third recommended action will allow the transfer of FY 2017-18 recommended appropriations in the amount of $3,000 within the Sheriff-Coroner Org 3111 from account 7385 (Small Tools & Instruments), to Account 8300 (Equipment) to allow the Sheriff-Coroner Office to purchase a canine.
DISCUSSION:
The Special Investigations Division (SID) Narcotic Detection K-9 Program was established around 2000 with one Labrador retriever named Cowboy. Since the program’s inception, the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office has added dogs to the program. The department currently has three drug detection canines in service. The Sheriff-Coroner’s drug detection dogs have been involved in 526 Asset Forfeiture cases since the program began, resulting in the seizures of over $15,000,000 in currency. The Sheriff-Coroner’s Office currently uses the canines in many different capacities to help locate the presence of illicit drugs that could not otherwise be detected. These resources are available to our local, state and federal law enforcement agency partners on a regular basis.
Valley Crime Stoppers donated $10,000 to the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office to purchase a canine. The canines are assigned to work various shifts throughout the County seven days a week and are available for calls 24 hours a day.
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
On file with Clerk - Resolution
On file with Clerk - Budget Resolution
On file with Clerk - Budget Transfer No. 1
CAO ANALYST:
Jeannie Z. Figueroa