FISCAL IMPACT:

$30,000 Revenue; Budgeted. Each contract will provide up to $15,000 for a total of $30,000.

BACKGROUND:

The Office of the Sheriff-Coroner's Property and Evidence Unit provides storage and disposal of evidence, seizures, and found property for the Contra Costa Central Narcotics Enforcement Team (C-NET) and the Contra Costa West Narcotics Enforcement Team (W-NET). The Property and Evidence Unit assists with the intake of evidence, the transfer of evidence to the court and the forensics laboratory, as well as requests to view evidence by prosecution and defense teams. Evidence is stored as required by the Department of Justice.  
  
The contracts include a mutual indemnification clause between the parties that has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Evidence currently being stored by County will need to be transferred to another facility resulting in the delay in processing forensics and raise chain-of-custody concerns that may slow cases at trial and slow investigations. Loss of revenue.

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C.46
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Rupf, Sheriff-Coroner
Date: December  15, 2009
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Evidence Storage Agreements with Contra Costa Central and West Narcotics Enforcement Teams
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On:   12/15/2009
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:
John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: 5-1553
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED:     December  15, 2009
David Twa,
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to enter into contracts, including mutual indemnification, with the following agencies to pay the County up to the amounts listed for evidence storage services for the period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010:  
  
RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
Agency
 Payment Limit
Contra Costa Central Narcotics Enforcement Team $15,000
Contra Costa West Narcotics Enforcement Team $15,000