Consent 3.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
County Sheriff
- Meeting Date:
- 01/06/2015
- Title:
- Stone Garden Grant
- Submitted By:
- Ken Foster, County Sheriff
- Department:
- County Sheriff
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
4
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Ken Foster
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Lieutenant
Mandated Function?:
Federal or State Mandate
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
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Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve two re-occurring contracts for Stone Garden funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DOHS) for $876,464 in Overtime and Mileage; and $117,046 for the purchasing of additional equipment to be utilized by the Sheriff's Office from December 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015.
Background:
The Sheriff's Office has 2 contracts (re-occurring) for funding in Operation Stone Garden. The funding is to be utilized to assist the US Border Patrol in identifying and deterring illegal immigrant and drug smuggling into the United States, specifically for the Sheriff's Office into Cochise County. This funding allows the Sheriff's Office to place and dispatch additional resources (patrol units and detectives) in the field to locate, monitor, arrest and/or detain subjects and suspects involved in the above illegal activity. The funding also allows the Sheriff's Office to patrol remote areas of the county (like Portal AZ) during this operation/detail; where regular on duty patrol units cannot due to calls for service in more populated areas of the county. Units working the Stone Garden Operations main function(s) are to look for and combat the abovementioned illegal activities; however, the additional units are also available to assist the public as necessary.
This funding source also allows for the purchasing of equipment utilized to assist in the completion of missions involving illegal human and drug smuggling. Further, the funding allows the Sheriff's Office to purchase this equipment the Sheriff's Office would otherwise
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
If approved, the Sheriff's Office will start/continue to participate with the US Border Patrol in Operation Stone Garden. Also, the Sheriff's Office will purchase the already approved (through the US Border Patrol and DOHS) equipment that will be utilized in the operations.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
If not approved, the Sheriff's Office will not be a participant in this program. Further, numerous other operations/multi-agency details to assist in combating illegal immigrant and drug smuggling are funded through Operation Stone Garden and without approval, the Sheriff's Office will no longer be able to participate in these details/operations.
Also, the Sheriff's Office will lose out on the purchasing of additional equipment this office would otherwise not be able to obtain if it were not for this grant/funding source.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Lt. Foster will pick up the 2 contracts (4 total) with original signatures from the BOS.