Action 12.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
County Sheriff
- Meeting Date:
- 06/17/2025
- Title:
- High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Grant
- Submitted By:
- Sean Gijanto, 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:
2
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
John Gjerde
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Captain
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Docket Number (If applicable):
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve Grant Agreement HT-25-2912 with the City of Tucson, Southwest Border Arizona Region High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program, and the Cochise County Sheriff's Office, to participate in the Southern Arizona Major Investigative Team (SAMIT) for salaries, partial employee related expenses (ERE), services, and supplies, in the amount of $100,616, effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2026.
Background:
The Sheriff's Office has a contract (recurring) for funding of personnel by the Southwest Border Arizona Region High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), Southern Arizona Major Investigative Team (SAMIT). This grant is a funding source the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office has applied for, and been approved to utilize as a source of funding for salaries, partial fringe benefits (ERE), and to purchase supplies for one deputy assigned to work in the HIDTA drug task force. This task force works under the guidance of a local Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Office. Their mission is to combat illegal drug use, sales, and smuggling occurring within the communities of Cochise County. This grant does not have a matching requirement; however, it only pays for 15% of EREs.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
If approved, the Sheriff’s Office will continue to assign deputies to the task force and continue to fight the infiltration of illegal drugs into our communities in Cochise County.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
If not approved, it will severely impact the Sheriff’s Office operations in the fight against illegal drug use, sales, and smuggling. Further, not participating in this task force will reduce CCSO manpower by one deputy. A position that the CCSO would not be able to fund without this grant.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Please return contract(s) with a signed copy of the Board of Supervisors approved agenda item or resolution listing the grant agreement.
Fiscal Impact
- Fiscal Year:
- FY '25-26
- Ongoing Costs? ($$$):
- approx. $50,000
- Source of Funding?:
- Smart & Safe Arizona Act
Fiscal Impact & Funding Sources (if known):
The HIDTA grant only covers 15% of EREs. We have to cover the remaining 85%. The estimated costs are approximately $50,000.