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SHERIFF / ADMINISTRATION
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chief Administrator and the Sheriff to sign the 2022 Interlocal Agreement between the City of Red Bluff and the County of Tehama for the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Award whereas the City and the County find that it is in their best interest not to reallocate the JAG funds and to allow the city to use the entire Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant award of $11,298
b) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chief Administrator and the Sheriff to sign the 2023 Interlocal Agreement between the City of Red Bluff and the County of Tehama for the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Award whereas the City and the County find that it is in their best interest not to reallocate the JAG funds and to allow the city to use the entire Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant award of $12,168
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Financial Impact:
No financial impact to the County
Background Information:
Each year both City police agencies and County Sheriff's Departments are eligible for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Grant. These grants offer each police department and Sheriff's Departments a specified amount of funds based on certain factors (the larger agencies get more money) but requirements must be met to remain eligible for the grant. The TSCO did not meet the grant requirements for the previous several years and their direct award has been withheld. This created a "zero-county disparity." Because the County is responsible for providing criminal justice services (such as prosecution and incarceration) for the municipality, the County would normally still be entitled to part of the municipality's award because it shares the cost of criminal justice operations. The grant funds are divided based on mutual agreement between both parties (City and County). In this case, a joint application must be submitted, and a memora...
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