To: Board of Supervisors
From: District Attorney
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Acceptance of Grant Funding Made Available by the California Department of Insurance through the Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Program and Supplemental Budget Approval (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution which authorizes the Humboldt County District Attorney, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all documents necessary to secure, accept and reapply for grant funding made available by the California Department of Insurance through the Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Program;
2. Approve the attached supplemental budget in Fund 1100, Budget Unit 205, District Attorney (4/5 vote required); and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return a certified copy of the attached resolution to the District Attorney's Office for further processing and submission to the California Department of Insurance.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Department of Insurance
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County District Attorney's Office has partnered with both the Del Norte and Trinity County District Attorney's Offices for the purpose of developing and operating a regional Insurance Fraud Unit. The regional Insurance Fraud Unit is responsible for investigating and prosecuting workers' compensation fraud, and providing community outreach regarding identification and reporting of insurance fraud in all three regional areas.
On July 22, 2020, the California Department of Insurance awarded the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office grant funding through the Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Program in the amount of $240,231 to allow for the continued operation of the regional Insurance Fraud Unit during fiscal year 2020-21. The Humboldt County District Attorney's Office was subsequently awarded additional Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Program funding in the amo...
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