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04-02-1 3
Item Number
C 3
C I T Y O F S A N L U I S O B I S P O
FROM :
Steve Gesell, Chief of Polic e
Prepared By :Melissa Ellsworth, Senior Administrative Analys t
SUBJECT : FY 2012-13 STATE GRANT FUNDING FOR FRONT LINE LA W
ENFORCEMENT SERVICE S
RECOMMENDATIO N
1.Accept grant funds from the Board of State and Community Corrections for FY 2012-13 fo r
regional front line law enforcement services in the amount of $120,186 .
2.Authorize the City to serve as the fiscal agent for the distribution of funds .
DISCUSSIO N
As a result of current economic conditions, the state designated a total of $24 million to municipa l
police departments to support front line intervention services for FY 2012-13 . The Board of Stat e
and Community Corrections (BSCC) requested one city in each county be designated to be th e
fiduciary agent to receive the funding and to allocate the funds based on the collective decision o f
•local law enforcement agencies within each county . The County of San Luis Obispo was awarded a
total of $120,186 ; staff is requesting that the City act as the fiduciary agent for the distribution o f
funds .
Although no specific requirements were established by the BSCC for how the funding should b e
used, the California Police Chief's Association identified the following criteria :
•Apply a regional approach, in collaboration with other police departments to address crim e
impacts in their communitie s
•In partnership or collaboration with county probatio n
•Employing best and promising practice s
•Focusing on serious, violent crimes and habitually non-compliant offenders
•Supported by crime and data analysis for greatest impact and to provide evaluativ e
information to support demonstration of outcome s
The County Chiefs Association (which consists of all police chiefs in San Luis Obispo County )
will make a final decision regarding how the funds will be used at the next meeting on April loth.
Once a decision is made, staff will return to Council to request authorization to distribute the funds .
FISCAL IMPAC T
Funds were received from the State on February 28, 2013 in the amount of $120,186 . Currently, th e
•funds have been placed into the department's Other Police Services revenue account . If authorized,
the City will serve as the fiscal agent for disbursement of the funds . It is important to note that the
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funds have been legislatively identified by the State for a period of three years ; however, there is n o
ability to determine the level of funding beyond that period .
ALTERNATIVE S
Council may direct staff to identify another law enforcement agency to act as the fiduciary agent . As a
result, the funds would need to be remitted to another agency for disbursement .
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