To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Recognizing, Endorsing and Accepting Support and Delegation of Authority for the Sheriff, Undersheriff and Deputy Director to accept gifts and donations from the Northern California Coalition to Safeguard Communities (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt Resolution No. ____ recognizing, endorsing, and accepting the technical and financial support provided to Humboldt County by the Northern California Coalition to Safeguard Communities (Coalition) in an effort to address criminal activities associated with the illegal cultivation of cannabis by drug trafficking organizations (Attachment 1) (4/5 Vote Required); and
2. Authorize the Sheriff, Undersheriff, and Deputy Director of Sheriff's Administration to accept or reject any single gift, bequest or donation made to or in favor of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office from the Coalition of any value with the combined total of all donations not to exceed $600,000 over the next 4 years.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Northern California Coalition to Safeguard Communities
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) has partnered with the Center to Combat Human Trafficking (Center) and the Sheriff's Offices in Butte, Lake, Mendocino, and Trinity counties to establish the Northern California Coalition to Safeguard Communities (Coalition). The Center recognizes that law enforcement agencies in Northern California do not have adequate financial resources to independently address the breadth and depth of criminal activity by Drug Trafficking Organizations. The Center is providing the financial and technical support needed to support this Coalition for the next four years.
The Coalition has identified that HCSO needs to add one Forensic Specialist to its staff and additional equipment to include Automated License Plate Readers, GPS Trackers, Drone ...
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