This resolution seeks to authorize the District Attorney's Office to renew a $75,000 agreement with the California Victim Compensation Board to create a fund for emergency payments to claimants facing substantial hardship. The funding would be available for the period from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to renew its current agreement with the California Victim Compensation Board, an agent of the State of California, for a revolving fund in the amount of $75,000 to establish a process to pay expenses on an emergency basis when the claimant would suffer substantial hardship if the payment was not made, and when the payment would help the claimant with an immediate need for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.
How it got here
This legislation originated from the need to renew a funding agreement with the California Victim Compensation Board to support emergency expenses for crime victims.
The Office of the District Attorney received the grant award letter from the California Victim Compensation Board, which initiated the process for accepting and expending the funds.
The agreement with the California Victim Compensation Board allows the Office of the District Attorney to begin utilizing the revolving fund for emergency expenses for crime victims.
The District Attorney submitted a proposed resolution to the Board of Supervisors to retroactively authorize the renewal of the agreement with the California Victim Compensation Board.
The proposed resolution was received and assigned to the Budget and Finance Committee for review and approval.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
