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Home My WebLink AboutAgreement A-21-301 with the Federal Government.pdfEquitable Sharing Agreement and Certification OMB Number 1123-0011 Expires: December 31, 2021 Agency Name: Fresno County Probation Department NCIC/ORI/Tracking Number: CA010013G Mailing Address: 3333 E. American Avenue, Suite B Type: Other Agency FY 2022 Budget: $105,569,228.00FY End Date: 06/30/2021 sbuck@fresnocountyca.govEmail:559-600-1247Phone: Buck, SamanthaName: ESAC Preparer Email:Phone: Name: Jurisdiction Finance Contact Agency Finance Contact Phone: Name: Buck, Samantha 559-600-1247 Email:sbuck@fresnocountyca.gov Garcia, Oscar 559-600-2769 ogarcia@fresnocountyca.gov Fresno, CA 93725 Beginning Equitable Sharing Fund Balance Equitable Sharing Funds Received Equitable Sharing Funds Received from Other Law Enforcement Agencies and Task Force Other Income Interest Income Total Equitable Sharing Funds Received (total of lines 2-5) Equitable Sharing Funds Spent (total of lines a - n) Ending Equitable Sharing Funds Balance (difference between line 7 and the sum of lines 1 and 6) Summary of Equitable Sharing Activity Justice Funds Treasury Funds $15,902.15 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $253.34 $0.00 $253.34 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $16,155.49 $0.00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Summary of Shared Funds Spent Law Enforcement Operations and Investigations Law Enforcement, Public Safety, and Detention Facilities Training and Education Law Enforcement Equipment Joint Law Enforcement/Public Safety Equipment and Operations Contracts for Services Law Enforcement Travel and Per Diem Law Enforcement Awards and Memorials Drug, Gang, and Other Education or Awareness Programs Matching Grants Transfers to Other Participating Law Enforcement Agencies Support of Community-Based Programs Non-Categorized Expenditures Salaries Total Justice Funds Treasury Funds $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program participants are: FBI, DEA, ATF, USPIS, USDA, DCIS, DSS, and FDA Department of the Treasury Asset Forfeiture Program participants are: IRS, ICE, CBP and USSS. 1 2 1 2 Annual Certification Report Date Printed: Page 1 of 507/16/2021 Agreement No. 21-301 Equitable Sharing Funds Received From Other Agencies Transferring Agency Name Treasury FundsJustice Funds Other Income Other Income Type Justice Funds Treasury Funds Matching Grants Treasury FundsJustice Funds Matching Grant Name Transfers to Other Participating Law Enforcement Agencies Treasury FundsJustice FundsReceiving Agency Name Support of Community-Based Programs Justice FundsRecipient Non-Categorized Expenditures Treasury FundsJustice FundsDescription Salaries Treasury FundsJustice FundsSalary Type Paperwork Reduction Act Notice Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. We try to create accurate and easily understood forms that impose the least possible burden on you to complete. The estimated average time to complete this form is 30 minutes. If you have comments regarding the accuracy of this estimate, or suggestions for making this form simpler, please write to the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section at 1400 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20005. The Department of Justice is collecting this information for the purpose of reviewing your equitable sharing expenditures. Providing this information is voluntary; however, the information is necessary for your agency to maintain Program compliance. Information collected is covered by Department of Justice System of Records Notice, 71 Fed. Reg. 29170 (May 19, 2006), JMD-022 Department of Justice Consolidated Asset Tracking System (CATS). This information may be disclosed to contractors when necessary to accomplish an agency function, to law enforcement when there is a violation or potential violation of law, or in accordance with other published routine uses. For a complete list of routine uses, see the System of Records Notice as amended by subsequent publications. Privacy Act Notice Single Audit Information Company: Name: Independent Auditor Phone: Brown Armstrong Certified Public Accountants 559/476-3592 Email: info@bacpas.com Page 2 of 5Date Printed: 07/16/2021 Were equitable sharing expenditures included on your jurisdiction's prior fiscal year's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA)? NO Prior year Single Audit Number Assigned by Harvester Database: YES X Page 3 of 5Date Printed: 07/16/2021 Under penalty of perjury, the undersigned officials certify that they have read and understand their obligations under the Guide to Equitable Sharing for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (Guide) and all subsequent updates, this Equitable Sharing Agreement, and the applicable sections of the Code of Federal Regulations. The undersigned officials certify that the information submitted on the Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification form (ESAC) is an accurate accounting of funds received and spent by the Agency. The undersigned certify that the Agency is in compliance with the applicable nondiscrimination requirements of the following laws and their Department of Justice implementing regulations: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 794), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. § 6101 et seq.), which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in any federally assisted program or activity, or on the basis of sex in any federally assisted education program or activity. The Agency agrees that it will comply with all federal statutes and regulations permitting federal investigators access to records and any other sources of information as may be necessary to determine compliance with civil rights and other applicable statutes and regulations. Affidavit Equitable Sharing Agreement This Federal Equitable Sharing Agreement, entered into among (1) the Federal Government, (2) the Agency, and (3) the Agency's governing body, sets forth the requirements for participation in the federal Equitable Sharing Program and the restrictions upon the use of federally forfeited funds, property, and any interest earned thereon, which are equitably shared with participating law enforcement agencies. By submitting this form, the Agency agrees that it will be bound by the Guide and all subsequent updates, this Equitable Sharing Agreement, and the applicable sections of the Code of Federal Regulations. Submission of the ESAC is a prerequisite to receiving any funds or property through the Equitable Sharing Program. 1. Submission. The ESAC must be signed and electronically submitted within 60 days of the end of the Agency’s fiscal year. Electronic submission constitutes submission to the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury. 2. Signatories. The ESAC must be signed by the head of the Agency and the head of the governing body. Examples of Agency heads include police chief, sheriff, director, commissioner, superintendent, administrator, county attorney, district attorney, prosecuting attorney, state attorney, commonwealth attorney, and attorney general. The governing body head is the head of the agency that appropriates funding to the Agency. Examples of governing body heads include city manager, mayor, city council chairperson, county executive, county council chairperson, administrator, commissioner, and governor. The governing body head cannot be an official or employee of the Agency and must be from a separate entity. 3. Uses. Shared assets must be used for law enforcement purposes in accordance with the Guide and all subsequent updates, this Equitable Sharing Agreement, and the applicable sections of the Code of Federal Regulations. 4. Transfers. Before the Agency transfers funds to other state or local law enforcement agencies, it must obtain written approval from the Department of Justice or Department of the Treasury. Transfers of tangible property are not permitted. Agencies that transfer or receive equitable sharing funds must perform sub-recipient monitoring in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations. 5. Internal Controls. The Agency agrees to account separately for federal equitable sharing funds received from the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury, funds from state and local forfeitures, joint law enforcement operations funds, and any other sources must not be commingled with federal equitable sharing funds. The Agency certifies that equitable sharing funds are maintained by the entity that maintains the Agency's appropriated or general funds and agrees that the funds will be subject to the standard accounting requirements and practices employed by the Agency's jurisdiction in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Guide, any subsequent updates, and the Code of Federal Regulations, including the requirement to maintain relevant documents and records for five years. The misuse or misapplication of equitably shared funds or assets or supplantation of existing resources with shared funds or assets is prohibited. The Agency must follow its jurisdiction's procurement policies when expending equitably shared funds. Failure to comply with any provision of the Guide, any subsequent updates, and the Code of Federal Regulations may subject the Agency to sanctions. 6. Single Audit Report and Other Reviews. Audits shall be conducted as provided by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements, Costs Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. The Agency must report its equitable sharing expenditures on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) under Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 16.922 for Department of Justice and 21.016 for Department of the Treasury. The Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury reserve the right to conduct audits or reviews. Page 4 of 5Date Printed: 07/16/2021 7. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Information provided in this Documen t is subject to the FOIA requirements of the De partment of Justice and the Departmen t of the Treasury. Agencies must follow local release of information policies. 8. Waste, Fraud, or Abuse. An Agency or governing body is required to immediately notify the Money Laundering and Asset Re covery Section of the Department of Justice and the Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture of the Department of the Trea sury of any allegations or theft, fraud, waste, or abuse involving federal equitable sharing funds. Civil Rights Cases D ur ing the past fiscal year: (1) has any court or administrative agency issued any finding, j udgment, or determination that the Agency discriminated against any person or group in violation of any of the federal civil rights statutes listed above; or (2) has the Agency entered into any settlement agreement with respect to any complaint filed with a court or administrative agency alleging that the Agency discriminated against any person or group in violation of any of t he federal civil rights statutes listed above? A gency Head Name : Haynes , Kirk Title : Chief Probation Officer Email: khaynes@fresnocountyca. D Yes Ix] No Date : To the be st o f my knowledge and b , the information provided on this ESAC is tru e and accura te and has bee n revi ewed and authorized by th e Law Enforcement Agency Head whose name appears above. Entry of the Agen cy Head name above ind icates his/he r agreement to abide by the Gu ide , a ny subsequ ent updates, and ·the Cod e of Federa l Regulations , incl uding e nsuring pe rmissib ili ty of expend itures and fo llowing all requ ired procu re ment poli ci es a nd p rocedures. Governing Body Head Name : T itl e: Email : Brandau, Steve Chairman, Board of Supervisors District2@fresnocountyca .gov Sign ature:---+- 11 .... _\ __ A----------------;'J t'k= ATTEST: BERN IC E E . SEIDE L C le rk of the Boa rd of S upe rvi so rs Co u nty f Fre ~no , S te of Ca li fo rnia By_l.,_&...a.l:......~~===,;~:...._- Deputy Date: ~~ 10 Z.01..\ To the best of my knowledge and belief, the Agency's current fiscal year b udget reported on th is ESAC is true and accurate and the Govern ing Body He ad whose nam e appears above certifies that the agency's budget has not been supplanted as a result of rece iving equitable sharing funds. En try of th e Governin g Body Head name above ind icates his/her agreement to ab ide by the pol icies and procedures set forth in the Guide, any subsequent updates, a nd the C ode of Federal Regulations . ~ cert ify that I have obtained approval from and I am authorized to submit this form on behalf of the Agency Head and the Governing Body Head. Date Printed:07/16/2021 Page 5 of 5