TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Public Defender
MEETING DATE: February 23, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jeffrey A. Aaron
PHONE:
234-6950
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Pati Kelly
PHONE:
234-6950
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 15 minutes
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution Requesting Approval for the Public Defender to Submit a Grant Application Pursuant to the Indigent Defense Program Administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Adopt Resolution requesting approval to submit a Grant application pursuant to the Indigent Defense Program Administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC); and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Public Defender requests approval pursuant to Mendocino County Policy #25 to submit an application for a grant pursuant to the Indigent Defense Program that is administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). The Grand Administration Guide is attached to this Agenda Summary.
When and if approval is granted, the Public Defender will submit in the future a request to be permitted to sign the grant agreement. This request will be properly noticed before the Board, placed on the Agenda, and will include the formal grant proposal, as well as all relevant documents.
The Public Defender has worked with the California Public Defenders' Association, the Office of the State Public Defender, and the BSCC to obtain a portion of funds that were set aside by California in the State Budget Act of 2020 (Senate Bill 74) for 19 small and rural counties in the state. The intention of Indigent Defense Grant Program is to address the staffing, training, case management needs, or other attorney support of Public Defender Offices. Each Public Defender office will need to develop a Project Work Plan that identifies measurable project goals,...
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