To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diana Becton, District Attorney
Report Title: Budget Amendment No. BDA-26-01074 Authorizing New Revenue from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs in the District Attorney’s Office
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE Budget Amendment No. BDA-26-01074 authorizing new revenue from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) in the amount of $406,651 to the District Attorney's Office to fund the Organized Retail Theft Prevention and Prosecution Program and the Healing and Justice for Labor Trafficking Survivors Program for the period October 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Federal funding, matching funds are not required. This action will increase Fiscal Year 2026-27 revenue by $406,651 and increase corresponding expenditure by the same amount.
BACKGROUND:
On July 14, 2026, the District Attorney's Office received Board of Supervisors’ approval and authorization to apply for and accept grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in an amount not to exceed $600,000 for the Organized Retail Theft Prevention and Prosecution Program. At the same Board meeting, approval and authorization were also given to the District Attorney’s Office to apply for and accept grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the Healing and Justice for Labor Trafficking Survivors Program. Both federal grants are for the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029. On September 30, 2026, both BJA and OVC confirmed that the District Attorney’s Office has been awarded these two grants.
The purpose of this board order is to appropriate revenues and expenditures in the total amount of $406,651 for the portion of the grant period that falls within FY26-27, which is consistent with the acceptance of the two federal grants as previously approved by the Board of Supervisors.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The District Attorney's Office will not be able to appropriate revenues and expenditures in FY26-27 consistent with the acceptance of the two federal grants for the Organized Retail Theft Prevention and Prosecution Program and the Healing and Justice for Labor Trafficking Survivors Program as approved by the Board.