| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 3.g.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | Chief DaRé
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Police
| | Subject: | Authorize appropriation of Fiscal Year 2021-22 Proposition 69 funds for the purchase of DNA related equipment. (Amount: $15,000) (Action Item) | Date: | 3/22/2022 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To obtain City Council authorization to appropriate Proposition 69 funds into the FY 2021-22 budget for purchasing DNA related equipment. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
Proposition 69 funds are allocated by the State, via the Orange County DNA Identification Fund. On January 25, 2022, the Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a request from the Garden Grove Police Department for $15,000 in Proposition 69 funding, to be used to purchase DNA-related equipment. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
The Department will utilize these funds to replace (2) DNA clothing dryers and DNA evidence storage containers. The equipment will be used to enhance DNA collection and storage capabilities in accordance with Proposition 69 requirements. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
Proposition 69 funds are specifically for law enforcement purposes, and their use will have no impact on the City’s General Fund. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Authorize the appropriation of $15,000 in FY 2021-22 Proposition 69 funds to the Police Department FY 2021-22 budget for the purchase of DNA related equipment.
By: Courtney Cibosky, Fiscal Analyst
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