To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Domestic Cannabis Eradication Suppression Program (DCESP) Grant Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 Budget Transfer and Supplemental Budget for Budget Unit 1100-221930 for a Tractor and Off-Road Vehicle (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the budget transfer for budget unit 1100-221930 DCESP to establish fixed assets for a purchase of a skid-steer tractor and off-road vehicle; and
2. Approve the supplemental budget request for budget unit 1100-221930 DCESP to reduce the grant revenue for FY 2019-20 by the amount spent in FY2018-19.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Drug Enforcement Administration of the United State Department of Justice
DISCUSSION:
On May 7, 2019, your board approved the agreement between the County of Humboldt and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for the DCESP grant program. The award of $225,000 is to reimburse Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) for certain expenditures related to the eradication of black market marijuana for the performance period of Oct. 1, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2019.
This grant cycle was a shortened cycle to allow the DEA to coincide with the federal fiscal year for future grant performance periods. Awards were not announced until Feb. 21, 2019 and approval to start spending did not occur until May 7, 2019. This shortened grant cycle and the timing of announcement and approval made it difficult for HCSO to budget and spend accordingly.
For FY 2018-19, HCSO spent $45,270 on qualified expenses leaving $179,730 available to spend in FY 2019-20. The performance period requires that this remaining amount be spent by Sept. 30, 2019. Historically, HCSO has used the DCESP grant revenue to cover deputy overtime, rental of aircraft, and minor repairs and maintenance of equipment to support black market marijuana eradication. Given the shortened grant cycle, HCSO is unable to spen...
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