Title
Adopt Resolution to:
Authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller to increase the FY 2020-21 Adopted Budget of the Sheriff's Office's 001-2300-SHE001-8242-6113 Appropriations by $1,142,324 to cover the costs incurred for fire responses for the River Fire, Carmel Fire and Dolan Fire financed by reducing the Appropriations in 001-2300-SHE003-8238-6113 from the unused COVID-19 budget by $1,142,324.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt Resolution No. to:
Authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller to increase the FY 2020-21 Adopted Budget of the Sheriff's Office's 001-2300-SHE001-8242-6113 Appropriations by $1,142,324 to cover the costs incurred for fire responses for the River Fire, Carmel Fire and Dolan Fire financed by reducing the Appropriations in 001-2300-SHE003-8238-6113 from the unused COVID-19 budget by $1,142,324.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
During the Fiscal Year 2020-2021, the County of Monterey face an unexpected crisis to combat 3 fires that happened at the same time, the River Fire (8/16/20 to 8/28/20), Carmel Fire (8/8/20 to 8/27/20) and Dolan Fire (8/18/20 to 9/29/20). The Sheriff's Office incurred a total of $1,142,324 expenses for personnel and equipment costs as part of the overall fire response.
Throughout fiscal year 2020-2021, The Sheriff's Office also incurred additional expenses for COVID-19-19 response. The Board of Supervisors authorized increases appropriations for both patrol and jail operations to address the Sheriff's Office response to the pandemic. The majority of the additional COVID-19 related expenditures were for personnel costs for those public safety employees committed to our COVID-19 response. Some of the other COVID-19 expenditures were for equipment, PPE, additional cleaning supplies, private security for employee symptom screening, private security for inmates at the hospital, and modification of the inmate food contract with Aramark. Once the COVID-19 vaccinations began...
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