To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Governing Body Resolution for Grant Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, 2026 and 2027 between Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the United States Department of Justice Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Chair to sign Resolution, the Governing Body Resolution (Attachment 1) for the DEA of the Department of Justice DCE/SP and direct the Clerk of the Board to certify; and
2. Authorize the Sheriff, Undersheriff and the Deputy Director of Financial and Support Services to execute all the necessary applications, strategic plans, letters of agreements, contracts, amendments and reimbursement claims, in the name of the County of Humboldt, required by the United States Department of Justice DEA DCE/SP program with approval from the County Administrative Office and County Counsel; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return a signed copy of the Governing Body Resolution to the HCSO, Attention: Lucinda Jackson.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
Each year the DEA makes funding available to reimburse agencies for certain expenditures related to the eradication of black-market cannabis in local jurisdictions. HCSO has recently received approval for grant FY 2025 in the amount of $145,000 for the period of Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2026. The HCSO expects similar amounts awarded in subsequent years.
The funds will be spent for overtime of deputies or officers directly engaged in the black-market cannabis eradication process, as well as some direct costs associated with the eradication and/or arrest of controlled substance violators. Ex...
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