Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 11/16/2021
Item Status: New
From: Huey Hoss Mack, Sheriff of Baldwin County
Submitted by: Connie Dudgeon, Director of Finance, BCSO
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*Submission of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification Report for the Department of Justice and the Department of Treasury for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2021
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Take the following actions:
1) Approve the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office to submit the Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification Report for Fiscal Year 2020-2021, to the U.S. Department of Justice, detailing the funds received and spent by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office from federal forfeited cash from cases that the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office has participated in during the Fiscal Year 2020-2021; and
2) Authorize Connie Dudgeon, Director of Finance for the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, to upload the Agreement to the Department of Justice through their eShare portal.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Previous Commission action/date: 11/17/2020
Background: Agreement forthcoming from staff.
The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office participates in the Federal Equitable Sharing Program with the Department of Justice and the Department of Treasury. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office receives forfeited cash and property from federal cases that the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office participates in. An annual report is required to be submitted within sixty (60) days of the fiscal year end to the Department of Justice and Department of Treasury showing the amount of funds the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office received during the fiscal year and how those funds were used. The Office of Examiners of Public Accounts audits this account each year when the Baldwin County Commission is audited.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: N/A
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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?
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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: Administrative Staff and Connie Dudgeon
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): Administrative Staff: Send executed Agreement to Connie Dudgeon at BCSO.
Connie Dudgeon will upload the executed Agreement to the Department of Justice and will provide the Baldwin County Commission verification for their records that the Agreement was uploaded and accepted by the Department of Justice.
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