REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 8, 2021
FROM
JASON ANDERSON, District Attorney
SUBJECT
Title
Agreement with the State of California - Victim Compensation Board for the San Bernardino County Victims of Crime Verification Unit
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Agreement with the State of California, Victim Compensation Board (Agreement Number VCB-7870) to receive grant funding in the amount of $1,424,944.23 for costs related to verifying and processing claims submitted by victims of crime for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.
2. Adopt Resolution authorizing the District Attorney, as required by the California Victim Compensation Board, to sign and submit the agreement on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, including the confidentiality statement and certifications, and any subsequent non-substantive amendments, subject to review by County Counsel.
3. Direct the District Attorney to transmit all documents in relation to any non-substantive amendments to this agreement to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Michael Fermin, Assistant District Attorney, 382-3662)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The grant in the amount of $1,424,944.23 from the California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) will be distributed to the District Attorney's Office (Department) in the annual amount of $474,981.41 for three years beginning in 2021-22 and requires no cash match. The grant will be used to help fund the cost of staff assigned to the Department's Victims of Crime Verification Program including 1 Victim Witness Claims Technician ll, 3 Victim Witness Claims Technician ls and 2 Of...
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