RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2022/100 authorizing the Sheriff Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept the California Highway Patrol Grant Fiscal Year 2022-2024, in an amount not to exceed $415,900 for the purchase of new equipment for the Toxicology Unit for the period of July 1, 2022, through the end of the grant funding.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$415,900. Up to an initial amount of $415,900 in California State Highway Patrol Revenue. There is no County in kind match requirement.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division (FSD) operates an ISO 17025 ANAB Accredited Crime Laboratory able to provide County-wide Forensic Toxicological testing services. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Grant FY2022-2024 is needed to purchase new equipment for the Toxicology Unit thereby increasing efficiency in the processing and analysis of driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) cases.
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