DATE:
August 27, 2024
02
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
SHERIFF - REQUEST FOR AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITIES OF CARLSBAD, EL CAJON, ESCONDIDO, AND SAN DIEGO FOR CALIFORNIA IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM SUPPORT (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
The California Identification System/Remote Access Network (Cal-ID/RAN) is a statewide system that provides local law enforcement agencies with direct access to local, state, and federal automated fingerprint, palm print, photo systems and databases. This statewide system allows for the rapid identification of persons booked into detention facilities and latent prints lifted from crime scenes.
Since 2007, the San Diego County Cal-ID/RAN Board has served as a regional policy and advisory board responsible for making recommendations for a program to employ staff and purchase equipment for crime laboratories across the region to support the identification of suspects. The Sheriff's Department serves as San Diego County's Cal-ID/RAN administrator. The County of San Diego's current agreements for Cal-ID support positions with the cities of El Cajon, Escondido, and San Diego will expire on June 30, 2025. To ensure the continued success of the program, there is a need to continue to provide funding for staff at the El Cajon, Escondido, and San Diego Police Departments as well as equipment and other Cal-ID/RAN Board approved items at the Carlsbad Police Department.
Today's actions request the Board of Supervisors (Board) to authorize agreements between the County of San Diego by and through the Sheriff's Department and the cities of Carlsbad, El Cajon, Escondido, and San Diego to provide annual funding from the Sheriff Fingerprint ID Trust Fund to the four cities for Cal-ID support positions and equipment. This funding comes from the collection of a $2 fee for every vehicle registered in San Diego County by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The term of the agreement for equipment is from October 1, 2024 through June 30, ...
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