RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2018/51 authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety in an initial amount of $469,020 for the Sheriff's Forensic Services Unit to purchase forensics equipment for the period October 1, 2018 to the end of the grant period.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Initial revenue of $469,020.00, 100% State funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff-Forensic Services Division (FSD) will use monies from the Office of Traffic Safety Grant FFY2019 to purchase a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) instrument. The FSD is an accredited crime laboratory providing forensic services to more than 20 law enforcement agencies in the County. The LC-MS/MS instrument will enable the laboratory to provide more meaningful information on driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) and drug facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) cases without the need for outside testing. Currently, the toxicology unit does not have the equipment to keep pace with current and future legislation and drug trends.
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