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ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSITION 69 FUNDS
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DEPARTMENT: Police Department
PRESENTED BY: Ed Everett, Lieutenant
CONTACT INFORMATION: Ed Everett (714) 754-5395
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution 2022-xx, authorizing the acceptance of the 2021 Proposition 69 funds and authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept the funds in the amount of $101,361.
2. Authorize revenue and expense appropriations in the amount of $101,361 respectively, for the 2021 Proposition 69 funds.
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BACKGROUND:
In November 2004, California voters passed Proposition (Prop) 69, the "DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act," to expand and modify state law regarding the collection and use of criminal offender DNA samples and palm print impressions. As a result, Government Code 76104.6 was enacted, which levied additional penalty upon every fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for criminal offenses. The additional penalty is deposited into the DNA Identification Fund.
Prop 69 established a guaranteed funding source for costs associated with the collection, verification, and/or management of DNA evidence and/or samples. In addition, the statute provided for each County to determine the methodology or eligibility criteria for the disbursement of their funds. An established Prop 69 Committee administers the Prop 69 funding received by the County. The Committee is comprised of two local Chiefs of Police, members from the County Executive Office, District Attorney's Office, Probation Department, Sheriff's Department, and the Orange County Crime Lab. Collectively, the Committee recognizes the funding is limited and has chosen to utilize the funds to promote innovation to enhance or strengthen DNA programs in Orange County with its public safety partners. The committee voted to allocate one-time funding requests to enhance the DNA programs for local law enforcement e...
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