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ARF- 3962

Consent Agenda Item 4. B.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	09/06/2016
Submitted For:	Jefferson Dalton	Submitted By:	Athena Gooding, Legal Secretary, Lead
Department:	County Attorney
Fiscal Year:	2016-2017	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017	Grant?:	Yes
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	Renewal

Information

Request/Subject

Approval of Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Crime Victim Compensation Grant Agreement VC-17-052.

Background Information

VC-17-052 – 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 2017 is $58,125 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

VC-17-052 - 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 $25,000 for all economic loss sustained as a result of a particular incident of criminal conduct.

Conclusion

VC-17-052 - Claims are filed by victims of criminally injurious conduct in the county in the 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 for FY 2014 in the amount $58,125.

Suggested Motion

Approval to accept a Victim Compensation Grant Agreement (ACJC Grant No. VC-17-052) between Gila County and the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission in the amount of $58,125 for the period of July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017.

Attachments
VC-17-052 Victim Compensation Grant Agreement