The ordinance allows the Office of the District Attorney to use a $1,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for the Justice Reinvestment Initiative and adds two new positions for Victim/Witness Investigators funded by this grant. It retroactively covers the period from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2023.
Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund the Justice Reinvestment Initiative; and amending Ordinance No. 166-20 (Annual Salary Ordinance File No. 200568 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2020-2021 and 2021-2022) to provide for the addition of two grant funded Class 8133 Victim/Witness Investigator III positions (FTE 2.0) in the Office of the District Attorney for the period of October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2023.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant awarded to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office by the U.S. Department of Justice to fund the Justice Reinvestment Initiative.
The San Francisco District Attorney was notified of a $1,000,000 grant award to support the Justice Reinvestment Initiative.
The District Attorney was able to officially accept the grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
A proposed ordinance was submitted to the Board of Supervisors to accept and expend the grant funds.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the ordinance for passage.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on first reading.
The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of the grant.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, allowing the District Attorney's Office to proceed with the grant funding.
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