Action 11.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
County Sheriff
- Meeting Date:
- 03/23/2021
- Title:
- Cooperative Law Enforcement Grant Agreement between Cochise County Sheriff's Office and USDA Forest Service
- Submitted By:
- Tom Alinen, 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:
1
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Mark Napier
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Chief
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
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 Grant Agreement No. 18-LE-11030500-003 between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Coronado National Forest, and Cochise County Sheriff's Office, in the amount of $10,000 for overtime, employer related expenses and fleet costs for Sheriff Deputies to patrol various recreation areas of Coronado National Forest, effective January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022, with the understanding grant administration will be transferred to the County Finance Department in fiscal year 2022.
Background:
This agreement with the Forest Service is essentially an annual event. As in pervious years, this year's agreement provides for the Forest Service to reimburse up to $10,000.00 in overtime, ERE and mileage for Cochise County Sheriff's Office deputies to patrol the rural recreation areas of the Coronado National Forest. This agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form by Chief Civil Deputy, Christine J. Roberts, Cochise County Attorney's Office.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Upon approval of this agreement, it will be returned to the Forest Service and Cochise County Sheriff's Office to initiate patrols of the recreation areas in the Coronado National Forest.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
If not approved, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office will not be able to utilize this funding when conducting patrols of the rural Coronado Forest recreational areas.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
If approved, please return the original signed copy of this agreement to the Cochise County Sheriff's Office, so they can forward it to the USDA Forest Service.