RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE:

A.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ACCEPT $300,000 IN FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COPS TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM GRANT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A TYPE I COMMAND VEHICLE; AND

B.

SHERIFF OR SHERIFF’S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AMENDMENTS AND MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AWARD NOT TO EXCEED AN AGGREGATE OF $25,000 AND/OR MODIFY THE AWARD TERM AND/OR SERVICES SO LONG AS THE MODIFIED TERM OR SERVICES IS/ARE WITHIN THE CURRENT OR REVISED FISCAL PROVISIONS

 

RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, the Department of Justice has awarded the Sheriff’s Office $300,000 towards the purchase of Type a 1 Command Vehicle; and

WHEREAS, there is presently no full-sized command vehicle with up to date technology in the County; and

WHEREAS, there are 20 incorporated cities, several dozen special districts including fire and public utilities and the San Francisco International Airport that need to be able to coordinate a multi-agency response to any significant incident that may occur in the County or the Bay Area Region; and

WHEREAS, this vehicle will provide multi -discipline communications, up to the moment situation status and a secure meeting area that will allow the unified command staff to receive current information.

    NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the:

    A.

Board of Supervisors accept $300,000 in funding from the Department of Justice Cops Technology Program Grant; and

    B.

Sheriff or Sheriff’s designee to execute amendments and minor modifications to this award not to exceed an aggregate of $25,000 and/or modify the award term and/or services so long as the modified term or services is/are within the current or revised fiscal provisions.

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