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Receive a report on Operation Stonegarden
a. Support the Sheriff’s Office acceptance of $175,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) passed through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) grant program; and
b. Support Auditor-Controller amending the Sheriff’s Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Adopted Budget, increasing appropriations and revenues by $75,000 in 1001-230005-60000 financed by Operation Stonegarden grant program.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Budget Committee:
a. Support the Sheriff’s Office acceptance of $175,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) passed through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) grant program; and
b. Support Auditor-Controller amending the Sheriff’s Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Adopted Budget, increasing appropriations and revenues by $75,000 in 1001-230005-60000 financed by Operation Stonegarden grant program.
SUMMARY:
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office requests authorization to accept $175,000 in Fiscal Year 2025 Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) Grant funding administered by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and funded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The San Diego Sheriff’s Office serves as the lead agency for the San Diego Border Patrol Sector and administers the regional Memorandum of Agreement among participating agencies.
DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has been an Operation Stonegarden participant for 12 years, with a cumulative award of $1,150,936 funding both overtime operations and equipment.
Operation Stonegarden is a homeland security grant program that supports coordinated law enforcement efforts to combat transnational criminal organizations involved in criminal activity, including human trafficking, human smuggling, narcotics tra...
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