To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
SUBJECT:
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Request for Authority to Apply for the Probation Specialized Units (PU) Program Grant
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors authorizes the Chair of the Board to sign the Certificate of Assurance of Compliance authorization (Attachment 5) with the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA); authorizes the Interim Chief Probation Officer to sign the application to California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Victim Services Division for the Probation Specialized Units (PU) Program for fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 application (Attachments 1-11) and the Certificate of Assurance of Compliance certification (Attachment 5), and any subsequent grant paperwork, related to the Probation Specialized Units (PU) Program for the FY 2018-19 grant year; and directs Clerk of the Board to return the executed Certificate of Assurance of Compliance authorization (Attachment 5) to the Interim Chief Probation Officer for certification.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
The federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Services*Training*Officers*Prosecutors (S*T*O*P) Formula Grant supports the Probation Specialized Supervision Program that is administered in California by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), Victim Services Division.
DISCUSSION:
On October 22, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved the Probation Department's request to apply for the federal VAWA S*T*O*P Grant. In California, the grant is administrated by the Cal OES, Victim Services Division. At this time, the Probation Department would like to continue its work with the grant. The Probation Department is submitting the sixth such application to Cal OES to continue its work supervising domestic violence offenders on formal probation.
At this time, the Probation Department seeks approval to submit grant paperwork to Cal OES for the continuance of the Probation Specialized Supervision Program. The extens...
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