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Adopt a resolution affirming 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 workers' compensation insurance fraud; Authorize the District Attorney, or her designee, to accept the award in the amount of $307,726 for the period ending June 30, 2024; and Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request recognizing $138,506 in grant revenue above the amount budgeted for FY2023/24 offset by appropriations for Services and Supplies (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The District Attorney recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt a resolution affirming 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 workers' compensation insurance fraud; and
2. Authorize the District Attorney, or her designee, to accept the award in the amount of $307,726 for the period ending June 30, 2024; and
3. Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) recognizing $138,506 in grant revenue above the amount budgeted for FY2023/24 offset by appropriations for Services and Supplies (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The District Attorney's Office has operated the Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Program for the past 26 years. The dedicated unit is assigned exclusively to the prosecution of workers' compensation 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 April 17, 2023, the District Attorney submitted the grant application for FY2023/24. On November 14, 2023, the District Attorney was notified by the Insurance Commissioner t...
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