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a. Adopt a resolution to authorize the Office of the Public Defender to receive a grant award in the amount of $8,000,000 from the Proposition 47 Cohort IV Grant, administered by the State of California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC).
b. Designate and authorize the Public Defender and Chief Assistant Public Defender, on behalf of the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors, to execute Grant Agreement No. BSCC 1326-24, including any amendments thereto, with the BSCC for a total grant amount of $8,000,000 with a performance period of October 3, 2024, through June 30, 2028.
c. Direct that grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors.
d. Direct that the Office of the Public Defender agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement as set forth by the BSCC.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Adopt a resolution to authorize the Office of the Public Defender to receive a grant award in the amount of $8,000,000 from the Proposition 47 Cohort IV Grant, administered by the State of California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC).
b. Designate and authorize the Public Defender and Chief Assistant Public Defender, on behalf of the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors, to execute Grant Agreement No. BSCC 1326-24, including any amendments thereto, with the BSCC for a total grant amount of $8,000,000 with a performance period of October 3, 2024, through June 30, 2028.
c. Direct that grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors.
d. Direct that the Office of the Public Defender agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement as set forth by the BSCC.
SUMMARY:
On November 12, 2024, per Board Order No. A-17152, the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors authorized the Offic...
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