To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Supplemental Budget Request for Sheriff Operations Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grant (Byrne JAG) State Budget Unit 1100-221920 and the allocation of one full time (1.0 FTE) Sheriff's Sergeant Position (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the Supplemental Budget for Sheriff Operations Byrne JAG State Budget Unit 1100-221920 (Attachment 1) (4/5 vote required); and
2. Approve the allocation of one full-time (1.0 FTE) Sheriff's Sergeant position (salary range 451, class 0414) in budget unit 1100-221 effective immediately (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Byrne JAG Grant Funds
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) in collaboration with the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office (DA), Arcata Police Department (APD), Eureka Police Department (EPD), and the North Coast Rape Crisis Team Community Outreach Program (NCRCT) was awarded the Byrne JAG State Grant in the amount of $220,000 annually for 3 years for a total of $660,000. A supplemental budget request and allocation of a new Sheriff's Sergeant position is necessary to fulfill the terms of the grant.
The focus of said grant project is to deploy additional law enforcement and prosecution resources against the most severe controlled substance and marijuana violators to reduce the amount of available narcotics and meth on the street, reduce the amount of black market marijuana grows, reduce the amount of violent crimes in the county by increasing the number of prosecutions for these offenders, and increase the training and intervention support provided to victims of the black market marijuana and narcotics industry.
The project actively investigates the sale, manufacturing and distribution of controlled substances by focusing investigative eff...
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