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Adopt a resolution authorizing the District Attorney to accept the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) grant for the Victim/Witness Assistance Program in the amount of $827,142 for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024; and Delegate authority to the District Attorney to execute the CalOES grant agreement and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, within the grant budget
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The District Attorney recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt a resolution authorizing the District Attorney to accept the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) grant for the Victim/Witness Assistance Program in the amount of $827,142 for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024; and
2. Delegate authority to the District Attorney to execute the CalOES grant agreement and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, within the grant budget.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Solano County District Attorney's Office was awarded $827,142 for the FY2023/24 Victim/Witness Assistance Program, an increase of $1.00 when compared to FY2022/23. The grant award period is from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. CalOES has requested that the Board adopt a resolution certifying acceptance of the grant. This grant award represents the 42nd year the District Attorney's Office has received funding under this program. The grant program expended $633,814 in FY2023/24. The remaining $193,328 for July-September 2024 was included in the District Attorney's FY2024/25 Adopted Budget.
The Victim Witness Assistant Program currently funds 6.0 FTE Victim Witness Assistant positions and two 0.5 FTE Office Assistant II positions. The grant funds the salaries and benefits for Victim/Witness staff in the District Attorney's Office and clerical and administrative support fro...
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