TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Sheriff-Coroner
MEETING DATE: September 14, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Matthew Kendall
PHONE:
463-4085
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
My Lan Do Nguyen
PHONE:
463-4408
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Ratification of Submission of Grant Application for the 2021-22 Domestic Cannabis Eradication Suppression Program (DCESP) Funding from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for the Period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Ratify submission of grant application for the 2021-22 Domestic Cannabis Eradication Suppression Program funding from the U.S. DOJ DEA for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
August 18, 2020, Ratification of Submission of 2020-21 Application for Domestic Cannabis Eradication Suppression Program (DCESP) Funding, Item No. 4(ae).
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
On July 15, 2021, the application for the 2021-22 DCESP funding was released with a due date of August 13, 2021. The County of Mendocino Marijuana Enforcement Team (COMMET) assists the DEA with locating and eradicating illicit cannabis plants on Federal land. The DCESP grant funds are used to defray the costs of those operations. The grant award will fund overtime costs, training, travel, equipment, and other expenses related to DCESP. The exact funding amount will be determined in the application process. The DEA will notify applicants at a later date. Once they announce Mendocino County's award, a request to approve acceptance of the funding will be brought to the Board of Supervisors.
On August 10, 2021, a letter requesting approval to submit the application was sent to the CEO as per County Policy 25, Section One, Number 4 to seek approval with follow up to the Board of Supervisors at their next available meeting.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION/MOTION:
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