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Consent-Law & Justice Services # 14.

Board of Supervisors

District Attorney

Meeting Date:	05/07/2013
Brief Title: Funding from Department of Insurance
From:	Jeff Reisig, District Attorney
Staff Contact:	Debbie Bair, Staff Services Analyst, District Attorney's Office, x8396
Supervisorial District Impact:

Subject

Adopt resolution authorizing the District Attorney to submit grant applications to the California Department of Insurance for three 2013-14 grants in the amount of $246,577 (Workers' Compensation grant), $41,931 (Life and Annuity grant) and $154,840 (Automobile Insurance Fraud grant). (No general fund impact) (Reisig/Bair)

Recommended Action

Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the District Attorney to submit fiscal year 2013-14 applications to the California Department of Insurance for the Workers’ Compensation grant, Life and Annuity grant and Automobile Insurance Fraud grant.

Strategic Plan Goal(s)

Preserve and ensure safe and crime free communities

Reason for Recommended Action/Background

To allow the District Attorney’s Office to reapply, on behalf of Yolo County, to the California Department of Insurance for grant funding to finance the continuation of the Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Life and Annuity Fraud and the Automobile Insurance Fraud grant programs and to designate the District Attorney as Project Director.

In 1994 the District Attorney’s Office was granted authority, by the Board of Supervisors, to combine the Workers’ Compensation and Automobile Insurance Fraud grant programs into one program. The Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit mainly deals with premium fraud, medical provider fraud and applicant fraud. The Automobile Insurance Fraud Unit deals with applicant and premium fraud, as well as the investigation of stolen vehicles and staged accidents. The Life and Annuity Unit deals with life insurance and annuity financial abuse by insurance licensees or persons holding themselves out to be insurance licensees. Funding levels are based upon caseloads and are contingent on the collection of assessment fees by the Department of Insurance

Other Agency Involvement

Because the grants fund existing programs, there are no new changes that would impact other departments or agencies. The Auditor’s Office handles the financial matters, the County Council approved the Resolution as to form, Probation supervises all defendants as ordered by the court and the California Department of Insurance is the administering agency of the grant programs as well as a partner in some of the fraud referrals.

Fiscal Impact

Fiscal Impact (Expenditure)
Potential fiscal impact (see notes in explanation section below)
Total cost of recommended action:		$
Amount budgeted for expenditure:		$
Additional expenditure authority needed:		$
On-going commitment (annual cost):	$

Source of Funds for this Expenditure

Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue)

Further explanation as needed:

Potential grant revenue of $443,348.

Attachments
Att. A. Resolution

Form Review

Inbox	Reviewed By	Date
Jeff Reisig	Jeff Reisig	04/24/2013 01:07 PM
County Counsel	Hope Welton	04/24/2013 02:53 PM
Form Started By: dbair		Started On: 04/23/2013 03:18 PM
Final Approval Date: 04/24/2013