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Consent Agenda Item 5. B.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	10/06/2020
Submitted For:	Jefferson Dalton	Submitted By:	Athena Gooding, Legal Secretary, Lead
Department:	County Attorney
Fiscal Year:	2021	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021	Grant?:	Yes
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	Renewal

Information

Request/Subject

Approval of Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Crime Victim Compensation Grant Agreement No. VC-21-052.

Background Information

Agreement No. VC-21-052 – The Crime Victim Compensation Program receives its funding through three state sources and one federal source. Program monies are appropriated each year by the state legislature and state funds are distributed to each county based upon a formula approved annually by the Commission. These funds are used to provide compensation awards to victims of criminally injurious conduct occurring within Gila County jurisdiction. Gila County’s allotment for FY 2021 is $53,189 and this grant has no financial impact on the County. The funding will be distributed to the Gila County Attorney's Office as a monthly reimbursement of compensation program expenditures. A financial reimbursement request form is required for reimbursement of those expenditures.

Evaluation

Agreement No. VC-21-052 - The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Crime Victim Compensation Grant is essential to provide financial assistance to victims of crime in Gila County for medical and dental expenses, mental health expenses, wage loss, funeral expenses, and crime scene clean-up expenses based on program rules and requirements. The maximum award to a claimant is $15,100 for all economic loss sustained as a result of a particular incident of criminal conduct.

Conclusion

Agreement No. VC-21-052 - Claims are filed by victims of criminally injurious conduct in the county in which the crime occurred. The Gila County Victim Compensation Coordinator investigates each claim filed and then presents the claim to the volunteer Crime Victim Compensation Board for review. The Board approves or denies each compensation claim in accordance with program rules. The Victim Compensation Program would not exist without these state and federal funds and it is a vital program in the Gila County Attorney's Office.

Recommendation

The Gila County Attorney's Office recommends that the Gila County Board of Supervisors approve the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Crime Victim Compensation Grant Agreement No. VC-21-052 for FY 2021 in the amount of $53,189.

Suggested Motion

Approval of Arizona Criminal Justice Commission FY 2021 Victim Compensation Program Grant Agreement No. VC-21-052 in the amount of $53,189 for the period of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

Attachments
Victim Compensation Grant VC-21-052 Letter
Victim Conpensation Grant VC-21-052