To: Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): District Attorney
Staff Name and Phone Number: Shane Lewis, 565-3150
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
Supervisorial District(s): Countywide
Title:
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Acceptance of an Additional Grant Award for the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Family Justice Center Program.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended action
A) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney or their designee to accept $11,470 in additional grant funding from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Family Justice Center Program for the grant term April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026.
B) Adopt a Resolution adjusting the District Attorney’s Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Adopted Budget in the amount of $11,470 for the Family Justice Center Special Revenue Fund.
(4/5 Vote Required)
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Executive Summary:
On July 23, 2024, the Board of Supervisors authorized the District Attorney’s Office to participate in the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Family Justice Center Program and accept $300,000 in grant funding for the program.
On October 9, 2024, CalOES offered an opportunity to amend the award to provide an additional $11,470 in funds for this grant program, a total of $311,470. We are requesting Board approval and delegated authority for the District Attorney or their designee to accept the additional funds awarded by this amendment.
Discussion:
The purpose of the CalOES Family Justice Center Program is to support full operational multiagency, multidisciplinary Family Justice Centers with funding from the 2023-2024 State General Fund.
The Family Justice Center Sonoma County (FJCSC) was initially awarded $300,000 for the CalOES Family Justice Center Program for the term April 1, 2024 through March 31,2026. On October 9, 2024, CalOES offered an opportunity to amend the award to provide an additional $11,470 to the program.
The funds from this grant provide the salary and benefits for one full-time time-limited Victim Witness Advocate I (FJC Navigator) for 24 months and a California Family Justice Center Network Alliance membership.
The additional $11,470 will fund the annual fee for Apricot, the FJC case management system.
Strategic Plan:
N/A
Racial Equity:
Was this item identified as an opportunity to apply the Racial Equity Toolkit?
No
Prior Board Actions:
July 23, 2024: Board approved Resolution Number 24-0300, the acceptance of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services’ Family Justice Center for the grant term April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2026.
March 12, 2024: Board approved Resolution Number 24-0078, the acceptance of additional funding from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services’ Family Justice Center Program for the grant term April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024.
April 19, 2022: Board approved Resolution Number 22-0150, the acceptance of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services’ Family Justice Center Program for the grant term April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024.
March 19, 2019: Board approved Resolution Number 19-0114, the acceptance of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services’ Family Justice Center Program for the grant term January 2019 through December 2020.
Fiscal Summary
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FY24-25 Adopted |
FY25-26 Projected |
FY26-27 Projected |
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Budgeted Expenses |
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Additional Appropriation Requested |
$11,470 |
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Total Expenditures |
$11,470 |
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General Fund/WA GF |
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State/Federal |
$11,470 |
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Total Sources |
$11,470 |
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Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
The Program is two years from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026. The funding is split between FY 2023-24 (Q4), FY 2024-25 (Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4), and FY 2025-26 (Q1, Q2, and Q3). All funds will be expended by March 31, 2026, the end of the grant term.
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Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
No staffing impacts.
Attachments:
Resolution A - Grant Amendment Acceptance
Resolution B - Budget Adjustment
Grant Subaward Amendment #1
CalOES Grant Award Document
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
N/A