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Adopt a resolution authorizing the District Attorney, or her designee, to submit a grant application and related documents to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) for the Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach (UV) Program in the amount of $196,906 for the period of January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2027; and Adopt a resolution amending the List of Numbers and Classifications of Positions to extend 1.0 FTE Limited-Term Victim Witness Assistant through December 31, 2027
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The District Attorney (DA) recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the District Attorney, or her designee, to submit a grant application and related documents to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) for the Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach (UV) Program in the amount of $196,906 for the period of January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2027; and
Adopt a resolution amending the List of Numbers and Classifications of Positions to extend 1.0 FTE Limited-Term Victim Witness Assistant through December 31, 2027.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The purpose of the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Underserved/Unserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach (UV) Program is to provide service delivery to victims of violent crime within unserved/underserved and socially isolated populations. The Program is designed to fund improvements in awareness and knowledge about accessing local services available to crime victims. The grant program funds a bilingual Victim Witness Assistant to provide victim services and outreach to the Hispanic population in Solano County. The Solano County District Attorney’s Office has continuously received funding under this program since 2016.
This 2026 UV award allows for noncompetitive reapplication, contingent upon availa...
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