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Consent-Law & Justice Services # 17.
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| Board of Supervisors |
District Attorney |
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| Subject |
| Adopt budget resolution to increase appropriations and estimated revenues for the District Attorney's Victim Service budget by $202,545 to incorporate funds from the California Office of Emergency Services Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program grant. (No general fund impact) (4/5 vote required) (Reisig) |
| Recommended Action |
| Adopt budget resolution to increase appropriations and estimated revenues for the District Attorney's Victim Service budget by $202,545 to incorporate funds from the California Office of Emergency Services Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program grant. |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Operational Excellence
Thriving Residents
Safe Communities |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
In June 2018, the District Attorney's office submitted a grant proposal to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to receive funding for Violence Against Women (VAWA). In late Aug/early Sept the DA's office was notified that our proposal had been selected but we were not officially awarded the funding until December 3, 2018.
This grant is a vertical prosecution grant which will allow the VAWA unit to maintain a consistent relationship with the victim from the beginning to the end of the legal process. This grant will allow the Victim Service's Unit to dedicate a limited term Victim Services(VS) Program Assistant, limited term Paralegal, and an extra help VS Program Assistant, all funded by this grant, to handle domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases.
The Paralegal will assist on these cases by preparing motions and case briefs, preparing jury instructions, assisting with restitution claims, etc.
The VS Program Assistant and extra help VS Program Assistant will assist in counseling services, walking the victim through the criminal justice process, attending court dates with victim, etc. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
The Yolo County District Attorney's VAWA unit will be working closely with all Local Law Enforcement Agencies and Community Based Organizations to provide the victim with quality services throughout the criminal justice process.
County Counsel and the Department of Finance have reviewed the budget resolution and approved the form. |
| Competitive Bid Process |
| No competitive bid process |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
| Further explanation as needed: |
The District Attorney's office was awarded grant funds on December 3 2018. Funding for this grant is from 7/1/18-6/30/19. Though not guaranteed, there is a chance that funding for this grant could be extended into Fiscal Year 2019-2020 as the grant was awarded late in the current fiscal year.
This grant is funding limited term positions, if the grant is not renewed or extended, these position will not be funded in FY2019-20. |
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