This ordinance allows the Office of Cannabis to use a $1,000,000 grant for public health and safety initiatives related to Proposition 64, covering the period from May 2021 to October 2024. It also adds a new Senior Administrative Analyst position funded by the grant for one year, from July 2021 to June 2022.
Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of Cannabis to accept and expend a grant award in the amount of $1,000,000 from the Board of State and Community Correction for the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program for a term of May 1, 2021, through October 31, 2024; 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 one grant funded Class 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst position (FTE 1.0) at the Office of Cannabis for the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to address public health and safety issues related to cannabis use following the passage of Proposition 64 in California.
California voters approved Proposition 64, legalizing adult use cannabis and establishing a framework for its regulation.
The Board established the Office of Cannabis to regulate the local commercial cannabis industry and administer a social equity program.
The Office of Cannabis submitted an application to the Board of State and Community Corrections for a grant to address public health and safety effects of Proposition 64.
The Board awarded the Office of Cannabis a grant of $1,000,000 for the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program.
The City Administrator prepared an ordinance to accept and expend the grant funds, including provisions for a new position at the Office of Cannabis.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance authorizing the Office of Cannabis to accept and expend the grant funds.
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