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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,102.00 FROM THE KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR COUNTY SHARE OF MIDWEST HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA (HIDTA) TASK FORCE.
Presented by: Richard Powell, Col. Undersheriff, Sheriff’s Office.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the Memorandum of Understanding for the Taskforce grant funds, and authorize the Sheriff to sign the related documents.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded HIDTA funding to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in the region comprised of the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota for the purpose of combating the manufacture and importation of methamphetamine and the disruption of poly-drug trafficking organizations. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has been designated as the fiscal agent for award proceeds to be distributed to state and local agencies participating in the Midwest HIDTA program within Kansas and in selected regional initiatives. These funds shall be used for purposes designated in the Wichita DEA Task Force (Appendix A) and associated budget (Appendix B) by ONDCP.
This is a renewal of an ongoing DEA Task Force that the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office has been participating in for ten years. It includes funding to reimburse for a part time technician staff position, vehicle lease costs, fuel costs, cell phone costs, and overtime pay for a detective that is budgeted in Investigations (General Fund) and works on the Task Force.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: 1/1/2019
Grant period ends: 12/31/2020
Source of funding
Grant: $61,102
Required Match: $0
Required Cash Match: $0
Required In-Kind Match: $0
Other funding:$0
TOTAL SOURCES $61,102
Uses of funding (Note: Include any Required Matches in your totals)
Operational costs: $ 61,102
Personnel: $ 48,186
Contractual services: $9,916
Operational supplies: $3,000
Equipment:$
Indirect administrative costs:$
Capital projects cost:$
TOTAL USES $ 61,102
Source of matching funds: N/A
Source of other funding:N/A
Budget Authority Adjustment: This fund center is budgeted with sufficient budget authority in the 2019 budget and the 2020 Requested Budget.
Personnel considerations: All taskforce personnel are budgeted in the Annual County Budget for 2019 and included in the 2020 Requested Budget. No personnel action is required at this time.
Expected measurable outcomes: The Wichita DEA Task Force identifies, arrests, and prosecutes persons involved in the clandestine manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine: targets and arrests individuals and chemical suppliers that provide chemicals and lab equipment used in the illicit manufacture of methamphetamine; pursues the seizure of assets related to the sale and distribution of methamphetamine; pursues the seizure of assets related to the sale and distribution of methamphetamine and other drugs; and coordinates intelligence information through the Midwest HIDTA Investigative Support Center.
Requirements from Sedgwick County: (reporting requirements or other actions required of the organization should the grant be awarded) As with all federal grants the County is subject to the Standard Assurances and Certifications which require compliance with a number of requirements including those related to Federal Civil Rights laws and regulations. Monthly financial reporting to the KBI is required on this grant.
Alternatives: Do not accept the MOU thereby discontinuing participation with the Task Force.
Policy considerations: None
Legal considerations: This action complies with the County Grant Application & Awards Policy 2.103.