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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Solano County District Attorney's prior submission of a recurring grant proposal to the California Department of Insurance for the investigation and prosecution of automobile insurance fraud; Authorize the District Attorney to accept the award in the amount of $137,665 for the period ending June 30, 2019; and Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request recognizing $34,805 in unanticipated grant revenue offset by program expenditures (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The District Attorney recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt a resolution authorizing the Solano County District Attorney's prior submission of a recurring grant proposal to the California Department of Insurance for the investigation and prosecution of automobile insurance fraud;
2. Authorize the District Attorney to accept the award in the amount of $137,665 for the period ending June 30, 2019; and
3. Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request recognizing $34,805 in unanticipated grant revenue offset by program expenditures (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The District Attorney has operated the Insurance Fraud Program for the past twenty-four years. The dedicated unit is assigned exclusively to the prosecution of automobile insurance fraud and consists of a Deputy District Attorney and an Investigator. Each year the District Attorney submits and receives grant funding from the California Department of Insurance to partially offset program costs.
On December 6, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved a resolution allowing the District Attorney to execute any grant award agreement, including any amendments or extensions thereof, and for each Fiscal Year thereafter as funding continues to be available for this Program. On June 18, 2018, the District Attorney submitted the grant application for FY 2018/19. A...
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