Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 3/5/2024
Item Status: New
From: Huey Hoss Mack, Sheriff of Baldwin County
Submitted by: Jessica Parker, Budget Support Specialist II, BCSO
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Sheriff’s Office - Acceptance of Sheriffs’ Advancement in Education, Technology, and Training Fund Grant and Approval of Agreement
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Take the following actions:
1) Accept the Sheriffs’ Advancement in Education, Technology, and Training Fund Grant in an amount to be determined, from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) for the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office to offset the amount of lost revenue from the sale of pistol permits and approve the Grant Agreement. (The agreement is effective January 1, 2024, and will terminate December 31, 2024.); and
2) Authorize Grants Department staff to submit the agreement and any other related documents electronically through the ADECA grants portal on behalf of the Baldwin County Commission.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Background: State Treasury Fund created the Sheriffs’ Advancement in Education, Technology, and Training Fund previously known as Local Government Pistol Permit Revenue Loss Fund, into which they appropriated five million dollars ($5,000,000) to be disbursed for lost revenue of Pistol Permit sales.
These funds will help offset the amount of lost revenue from the sale of pistol permits for 2023 and 2024 due to changes in pistol permit laws and fees charged. The amount for each county is determined by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
ADECA will make a yearly grant to any county in which the Sheriff has provided the required reports as set out in the Minimum Accounting Requirements for the Office of Sheriff. The grant amount will be based off the 2023 total reported pistol permit loss amount.
Previous Commission action/date: December 19, 2023 - Confirmed, ratified, and approved the submittal of the Sheriffs’ Advancement in Education, Technology, and Training Fund grant application by Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs for lost revenue of pistol permit sales. The application was submitted by staff electronically prior to Commission approval due to time constraints and submission deadline of November 30, 2023; and 2) Authorized the Chairman to execute any documents related to this grant application.
February 24, 2023 - Accepted the Pistol Permit Revenue Loss Fund grant in the amount of $4,635.00 from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) for the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office to offset the amount of lost revenue from the sale of pistol permits. The disbursement period is from October 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022. 2) Authorized the Chairman to execute and/or approve any documents related to this grant acceptance.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: Revenue Amount TBD
Budget line item(s) to be used: The fund and revenue code for this revenue allocation is as follows:
Fund Title: Sheriffs’ Advancement in Education, Technology, and Training Fund Grant Agreement
Fund Type: Governmental
Fund Number: 029
Revenue Code: 44320
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: N/A
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? N/A
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: N/A
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Katrina Taylor - Electronically sign on behalf of the Chairman and forward a copy to Admin for their records, Dana Austin - Enter grant monies into Munis
Finance Department is responsible for ensuring all monies received by County Commission pursuant to Act #2023-504 are deposited, within 30 days of receipt, into the fund and allocated in the same manner that pistol permit revenues are allocated by law.
cc: Brian Underwood, Katrina Taylor Christie Bezoari, Dana Austin and Kim Kelly
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): Administration - add to tickler and upload fully executed agreement to Contacts
Additional instructions/notes: N/A