DATE: April 28, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Lisa A. Smittcamp, District Attorney
SUBJECT: Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Grant Amendment
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 19-193 with the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution grant extending the term by six months from June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020 and increasing the grant award by $135,029 to $405,089.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, which will increase funding of the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program by $135,029, revise the total award amount to $405,089, and increase the time period by six months through December 31, 2020. This program concentrates vertical prosecution efforts toward repeat offender domestic violence defendants, as well as dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault defendants, thereby targeting the most serious offenders, and reducing the level of domestic violence in Fresno County. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the revenue, appropriations and staffing (one Deputy District Attorney IV and one Victim Advocate) associated with this program will be eliminated as part of the FY 2020-21 District Attorney Org 2860 budget request unless an alternative funding source is found.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost (NCC) associated with the recommended actions. This amendment will add additional revenues of $101,272 and a required 25% County match of $33,757, for a total increase of $135,029 that will be included in the FY 2020-21 District Attorney Org 2860 budget request. These new revenues will be added to the existing agreement of $202,545, and required 25% County match of $67,515, for a combined total of $405,089 for the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution ...
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