DATE: December 10, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Lisa A. Smittcamp, District Attorney
Margaret Mims, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Electronic Suspected Child Abuse Report System Application/Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Retroactively authorize the District Attorney's previous submittal of grant application to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the Electronic Suspected Child Abuse Report System for the time period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 ($250,000);
2. Authorize the Chairman to execute a grant Application/Agreement and Certification of Assurance of Compliance for the Electronic Suspected Child Abuse Report System with Cal OES for the time period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 ($250,000); and
3. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2019-20 appropriations and estimated revenues in the District Attorney- Grants Org 2862 in the amount of $125,000 (4/5 vote).
REPORT
The purpose of the Electronic Suspected Child Abuse Report (ESCAR) system is to establish a database which allows for the sharing of electronic suspected child abuse reports between the District Attorney (DA), Department of Social Services (DSS), Sheriff (FSO), and local law enforcement. To meet the grant proposal deadline of December 2, 2019, the grant application was submitted contingent upon your Board's approval. It should be noted that once the Grant Award Face Sheet is executed by the Chairman and Cal OES, the executed documents become the final Agreement between the County and Cal OES. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended actions are not approved, the process for handling Suspected Child Abuse Reports (SCAR) will continue to be manual, and improvements to the cross-reporting process will be limited.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended ...
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