This resolution allows the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to accept and use a grant of $846,952.62 from the California Highway Patrol to improve drug testing related to driving under the influence. It covers the grant period from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028, and authorizes the office to sign a draft agreement for the grant.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $846,952.62 from the California Highway Patrol for the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program to support optimizations and advancements in toxicology testing capabilities related to driving under the influence of drugs for the grant term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028; and authorizing the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to execute a draft Grant Agreement.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a grant awarded to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner by the California Highway Patrol to enhance toxicology testing capabilities for impaired driving.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner submitted a grant application to the California Highway Patrol for funding to optimize toxicology testing related to driving under the influence of drugs.
The California Highway Patrol sent a conditional award letter to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, approving grant funding of $846,952.62 from the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program.
The Office of the City Administrator submitted the necessary documents to the Board of Supervisors for a resolution to retroactively accept and expend the grant.
The Board of Supervisors received and assigned the resolution to retroactively authorize the acceptance and expenditure of the grant.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record