DATE: October 23, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Lisa A. Smittcamp, District Attorney-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Retroactive Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Program Grant Application and Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Retroactively authorize the District Attorney's previous submittal of a grant application to the State of California, Department of Insurance (CDI) for continuation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud program for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 ($1,459,063); and
2. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney to execute retroactive Grant Award Agreement for continued funding of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud program with the CDI for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 ($1,184,988).
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with these actions, which will allow for the continuation of this program through June 30, 2019. To meet the grant filing deadline, the application was submitted to CDI contingent on your Board's approval. It should be noted that the CDI requires the District Attorney-Public Administrator (DA-PA) to be the designated official authorized to sign the Grant Award Agreement. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended actions are not approved, this program will not be funded for FY 2018-19. The loss of this grant will result in the elimination of all the current positions as follows: one Senior Deputy District Attorney, one Deputy District Attorney, three Senior District Attorney Investigators, and one Program Technician.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The request to approve and accept the CDI grant award is retroactive because the DA-PA did not receive the grant award agreement until September 17, 2018 precluding placement of this item on an earlier Board date.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with these actions. There is no match requirement for the receipt of funds. The...
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