Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on an order declaring an emergency and a grave necessity due to unforeseeable circumstances and approve a budget amendment to acknowledge additional expenditures related to District Attorney’s office for the purpose of SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) exams.

The increase in SANE exams can be attributed to two factors, among others:  SANE nurses are more readily available and exams can often be done immediately after the Forensic Interview rather than scheduling at a later date.  Second, exams in past years could not be performed within 96 hours of the alleged assault (acute).  The Children’s Advocacy Center can now do exams regardless of the time of the alleged assault. The State (Attorney General’s Office) will reimburse the County (dollar for dollar) for these expenditures.