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Affirm the District Attorney's acceptance of a grant award from the Office of Traffic Safety Improving Alcohol and Toxicology Disciplines Grant Program in the amount of $75,000 to improve the testing capabilities in the Bureau of Forensic Services' alcohol and toxicology disciplines, for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; Authorize the District Attorney, with County Counsel concurrence, to execute any subsequent amendments associated with the grant award which are administrative or technical in nature; and Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request for $75,000 to recognize unanticipated State Grant Revenue offset by grant expenditures including fixed asset purchases (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The District Attorney's Office recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1) Affirm the District Attorney's acceptance of a grant award from the Office of Traffic Safety Improving Alcohol and Toxicology Disciplines Grant Program in the amount of $75,000 to improve the testing capabilities in the Bureau of Forensic Services' alcohol and toxicology disciplines, for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026;
2) Authorize the District Attorney, with County Counsel concurrence, to execute any subsequent amendments associated with the grant award which are administrative or technical in nature; and
3) Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request for $75,000 to recognize unanticipated State Grant Revenue offset by grant expenditures including fixed asset purchases. (4/5 vote required)
SUMMARY:
The Solano County Office of the District Attorney (DA), Bureau of Forensic Services (BFS), has received an Office of Traffic Safety Improving Alcohol and Toxicology Disciplines grant award for $75,000 to improve the testing capabilities in the laboratory's alcohol and toxicology disciplines. This grant provides fund...
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