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ARF- 708

Consent Agenda Item 5- E

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	08/02/2011
Submitted For:	Daisy Flores, County Attorney
Submitted By:	Liz Fetterman, County Attorney
Department:	County Attorney

Request/Subject

Approval of Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Crime Victim Compensation Grant Agreement VC-12-052 and Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Drug, Grant and Violent Crime Control Grant Agreement DC-12-027

Background Information

VC-12-052 - 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 the Gila County juridiction. Gila County's allotment for FY 2012 is $44,109 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.

DC-12-027 - This grant has been in effect for 23 years. This grant funds a full-time prosecutor for drug and violent crime prosecution. This grant will have no financial impact on the County and therefore a match is not required for this fiscal year.

Evaluation

VC-12-052 - The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Crime Victim Compensation Grant Agreement 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 $20,000 for all economic loss sustained as a result of a particular incident of criminal conduct.

DC-12-027 - The Gila County Bryne Prosecution Grant is essential to provide funding for the salary and benefits of a prosecutor who works in tandem with the Gila County Narcotics Task Force.

Conclusion

VC-12-052 - 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.

DC-12-027 - The Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Control Program allows state, county, local and tribal governments to support activities that combat drug, gangs and violent crime. This grant provides a significant portion of the funding for a full-time prosecutor to work in tandem with the Gila County Narcotics Task Forces in effort to curb crime in Gila County through investigation, arrest and prosecution.

Recommendation

VC-12-052 That the Gila County Board of Supervisors approve the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Crime Victim Compensation Grant Agreement and Certified Assurances for FY 2012 in the amount of $44,109. A signature is not needed for this Grant Agreement.

DC-12-027 That the Gila County Board of Supervisors approve the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Control Grant Agreement in the amount of $67,727.00. The Chairman's signature is required.

Suggested Motion

Approval to accept the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Crime Victim Compensation Grant Agreement and Certified Assurances for the period of July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012, in the amount of $44,109 between Gila County and the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission; and approval to accept the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Control Grant Agreement for the period of July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012, in the amount of $67,727 between Gila County and the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission.

Attachments
VC Grant Agrmt FY2012
DC-12-027 Drug Gang Grant Agrmt FY 2012