To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Fiscal Year 2019-20 Equitable Sharing Agreements and Certifications
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff to sign the Equitable Sharing Agreements and Certifications for FY 2019-20 asset forfeiture funds for CA0120000 Humboldt County Sheriff's Office; and
2. Authorize the Deputy Director of Sheriff's Administration to submit the form electronically on behalf of the Chair of the Board and Sheriff.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Federal Asset Forfeiture Trust 3639
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) and Humboldt County Drug Task Force (DTF) Equitable Sharing Annual Certification (ESAC) report must be on file with the U. S. Department of Justice and the U. S. Department of the Treasury, with a copy provided to the United States Attorney in the district in which HCSO is located.
The HCSO and DTF ESAC reports were historically submitted under separate tracking numbers: Sheriff - CA0120000 (Attachment 1) and Drug Task Force - CA0121200. Fiscal year 2018-19 was the last year that the reports were submitted under separate tracking numbers. In accordance with the July 2018 Guide to Equitable Sharing for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies, task forces are no longer eligible to receive equitable sharing payments directly to the task force. Task forces had the option to select a fiduciary agency to file equitable sharing requests or for each member agency to submit their own sharing request separately. The Executive Board of the DTF elected the HCSO to be the fiduciary agency. Moving forward, the DTF federal equitable sharing will be reported under the Sheriff's tracking number - CA0120000.
The ESAC is required for participation in the Federal Equitable Sharing Program and to receive distributions through this program. Distributions are...
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