Action 14.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 07/21/2020
- Title:
- Approve Crime Victim Compensation Program Grant, ACJC Grant No. VC-21-050
- Submitted By:
- Susana Stark, County Attorney
- Department:
- County Attorney
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
3
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Christine J. Roberts
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Chief Civil Deputy County Attorney
Mandated Function?:
Federal or State Mandate
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
A.R.S. ยง 41-2407
You will use this Agenda Item template if your item involves a Grant (whether a new or renewal grant). You also must attach the Grant Approval Form to the item before Finance will approve it. Select the SPECIAL LINKS on your left-hand menu and Click on "Grant Approval Form". Then complete the form, save it and attach it to your item (on the Attachments tab).
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve the Crime Victim Compensation Grant No. VC-21-050, in the amount of $69,335, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
Background:
The award amount of $69,335.00 is to be used by the Cochise County Attorney’s Victim Witness Program to provide crime victims within Cochise County compensation for injuries and losses received as a result of an incident. The grant allows $21,500.00 in administrative costs which is used to pay salary and ERE's for a part-time Victim Compensation Coordinator. There are no match funds necessary for this grant. Fiscal Impact & Funding Sources: There is no transfer-in from any county account. This fund is fully grant monies.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Once approved by the Board, the Department will forward the paperwork to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission for their final approval, signature and funding.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
By not renewing this grant, the County would lose the part-time coordinator who works directly with victims of criminally injurious conduct seeking compensation. If the County were to pay for victim compensation out of the general fund, taxpayers would assume the added expenses. The County Attorney’s Victim Witness Program is mandated to educate and provide victim compensation options to crime victims.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Three (3) originals provided. Advise CAO upon Board approval. Return signed Agreements to CAO. Send a certified copy of the Board Minutes approving the Grant Agreement, as soon as it is available, to CAO.