SUPERVISORS TO CONSIDER $550K IN GRANT FUNDS FOR POT ERADICATION

The Tulare County Sheriff's Department is requesting the Board of
Supervisors approve an operational agreement for the South Valley
Marijuana Suppression Program.

To underwrite these efforts, both Tulare and Fresno counties use a
combination of general fund and grant money. The state's Marijuana
Supression II Program requires that counties create a joint marijuana
suppression team to apply for funding with one county serving as
fiscal agent for the grant, a staff report states.

The proposed grant, in the amount of $550,000, would pay for the following:

. Salary and benefits for a full-time Tulare County Investigator's aide;

. Overtime by Tulare County detectives;

. Salary and benefits for a full-time detective with the Fresno
County Sheriff's Office;

. 50 percent of the salary and benefits for a deputy District
Attorney with the Tulare County District Attorney's Office;

. 50 percent of the salary and benefits for a deputy District
Attorney with the Fresno County District Attorney's Office;

. Specialized training and investigation equipment for the project team.

If approved, the County will fulfill the fiscal agent role if awarded
funding under the program.

The Sheriff's Department will be the lead agency in implanting the
grant program.

Also, the Tulare County District Attorney's Office will utilize a
frozen position in its 2010-11 operating budget for its Deputy
District Attorney attached to the Marijuana Suppression team.

According to staff, there will be no cost to the County to operate
this grant program. The Board of Supervisors meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday
in the County Administration Building, 2800 W. Burrel Ave., Visalia

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