HomeMy WebLinkAbout32148EDMUND G. BROWN JR.
GOVERNOR
CalOES
OOVERNOR"S OFFICE
OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
Application Cover Sheet
RFA PROCESS
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL PROSECUTION
Submitted by:
FRESNO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
2220 TULARE STREET, SUITE 1000
FRESNO, CA 93721
(559) 600-4447
MARKS. GHILARDUCCI
DIRECTOR
(Cal OES Use Only)
Agreem~nt No~ 15-313
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CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
GRANT AWARD FACE SHEET (Cal OES 2-101)
The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services hereafter designated Cal OES, hereby makes a Grant Award of funds to the following:
1. Grant Recipient: County of Fresno 1a. DUNS# 030363902
In the amount and for the purpose and duration set forth in this Grant Award.
2. Implementing Agency: Fresno County District Attorney 2a. DUNS# 030363902
3. Implementing Agency Address: 2220 Tulare Street, Suite 1 000 Fresno
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street
4. Location of Project: 2220 Tulare Street. Suite 1000
City
5. Disaster/Program Title: Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution
Fresno
County
6. Performance Period:
Zip+4
93721-2107
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07/01/15 to 06/30/16
Grant Fund Source A. State B. Federal C. Total D. Cash E. In-Kind F. Total G. Total Project
Year Match Match Match Cost
2015 1· VAWA $212,897 $70,965 $70,965 $283,862
Select 8· Select $0 $0
Select 9. Select $0 $0
Select 10. Select $0 $0
Select 11. Select $0 $0
12. TOTALS 12G. Total Project Cost:
$0 $212,897 $212,897 $70,965 $0 $70,965 $283,862
13. This Grant Award consists of this title page, the application for the grant, which is attached and made a part hereof, and the
Assurances/Certifications. I hereby certify I am vested with the authority to enter into this Grant Award Agreement, and have the approval of the
City/County Financial Officer, City Manager, County Administrator, Governing Board Chair, or other Approving Body. The Grant Recipient certifies
that all funds received pursuant to this agreement will be spent exclusively on the purposes specified in the Grant Av.tard. The Grant Recipient
accepts this Grant Award and agrees to administer the grant project in accordance with the Grant Award as well as all applicable state and federal
laws, audit requirements, federal program guidelines, and Cal OES policy and program guidance. The Grant Recipient further agrees that the
allocation of funds may be contingent on the enactment of the State Budget.
14. Official Authorized to Sign for Applicant/Grant Recipient: 15. Federal Employer 10 Number:. ___ 94_6_0_0_05_1_2 __ _
Name: Deborah A. Poochigian
Telephone:
Signature:
Title: Chairman, Board of Supervisors
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City: Fresno
Date:
dpoochigian@co.fresno.ca.us
I hereby certify upon my own personal knowledge that budg t d funds are available for the period a
Cal OES Fiscal Officer
ATTEST:
BERNICE E. SEIDEL, Clerk
Board of Supervisors
By St .AS!).A.>") & J.u:.~
De uty
Date
Grant Award Face Sheet-Cal OES 2-101 (Revised 7/23/2013)
Cal OES Director (or designee)
93721-2107
Date
PROJECT CONTACT INFORMATION
Recipient COUNTY OF FRESNO Grant Number
Provide the name, title, address, telephone number, and e-mail address for the project contacts named below. NOTE: If you
use a PO Box address, a street address Is also required for package delivery and site visit purposes.
1. The Project Director for the project:
Name: Michelle Eskew Title: Chief Deputy District Attorney
Telephone#: (559) 600-3168 Fax#: (559) 600-4401 Email Address: MEskew@co.fresno.ca.us
Address/City/Zip: 2220 Tulare Street, Suite 1000, Fresno, CA 93721-2107
2. The Financial Officer for the project:
Name: Stephen Rusconi Title: Business Manager
Telephone#: (559) 600 4447 Fax#: (559) 600-4100 Email Address: SRusconi@co.fresno.ca.us
Address/City/Zip: 2220 Tulare Street, Suite 1000, Fresno, CA 93721-2107
3. The person having Routine Programmatic responsibility for the project:
Name: Amy Freeman Title: Deputy District Attorney
Telephone#: (559) 600-2118 Fax#: (559) 600-4401 Email Address: AFreeman@co.fresno.ca.us
Address/City/Zip: 2220 Tulare Street, Suite 1000, Fresno, CA 93721-2107
4. The person having Routine Fiscal Responsjbility for the project:
Name: Stephen Rusconi Title: Business Manager
Telephone#: (559) 600 4447 Fax#: (559) 600-4100 Email Address: SRusconi@co.fresno.ca.us
Address/City/Zip: 2220 Tulare Street, Suite 1000, Fresno, CA 93721-2107
5. The Executive Director of a nonprofit organization or the Chief Executive Officer (i.e., chief of police,
superintendent of schools) of the implementing agency:
Name: Lisa A. Smittcamp ntle: District Attorney
Telephone#: (559) 600-3232 Fax#: (559) 600-4401 Email Address: LSmittcamp@co.fresno.ca.us
Address/City/Zip: 2220 Tulare Street, Suite 1000, Fresno, CA 93721-2107
6. The Official Desianated by the Governing Board to enter into the Grant Award Agreement for the city/county
or Community-Based Organization, as stated in Block 14 of the Grant Award Face Sheet:
Name: Deborah A. Poochigian ntle: Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Telephone#: (559) 600-5000 Fax#: (559) 600-1608 Email Address: DPoochigian@co.fresno.ca.us
Address/City/Zip: 2281 Tualre Street, Suite 1000, Fresno, CA 93721-2107
7. The .£t!!!!:.of the Governing Body of the recipient:
Name: Deborah A. Poochigian Title: Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Telephone#: (559) 600-5000 Fax#: (559) 600-1608 Email Address: DPoochigian@co.fresno.ca.us
Address/City/Zip: 2281 Tualre Street, Suite 1000, Fresno, CA 93721-2107
Project Contact Information Cal OES 2-102 (Revised 7/2013)
SIGNATURE AUTHORIZATION
Grant Award #:
Grant Recipient: County of Fresno
Implementing Agency: Fresno County District Attorney
*The Project Director and Financial Officer are REQUIRED to sign this form.
*Project Director: ,....M_ic_h_e_lle_E_sk_e_w __ --==------
Signature: QL{/£j&£~/0u )=:
Date: V/J/;c
The following persons are authorized to sign for the
Project Director
Jeff Dupras
Name
Signature
Name
Signature
Name
Signature
Name
Signature
Name
Signature Authorization Cal OES 2-103 (Rev. 7/2013)
Signature:
Date:
The following persons are authorized to sign for the
Financial Officer
Signature
Ruth Falcon
Name
Signature
Name
Signature
Name
Signature
Name
Signature
Name
CERTIFICATION OF ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE
With Statutory Requiremen~ of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) As Amended,
Services*Training*Officers*Prosecutors (STOP) Formula Grant Program
The applicant must complete a Certification of Assurance of Compliance-VAWA (Cal OES 2-104g),
which includes details regarding Federal Grant Funds, Equal Employment Opportunity Program
(EEOP), Drug Free Workplace Compliance, California Environmental Quality Act, Lobbying, Debarment
and Suspension requirements, Proof of Authority from City Council/Governing Board and the statutory
requirements of the VAWA S*T*O*P Formula Grant Program. The applicant is required to submit the
necessary assurances and documentation before finalization of the Grant Award Agreement. In signing
the Grant Award Face Sheet, the applicant formally notifies Cal OES that the applicant will comply with
all pertinent requirements.
Resolutions are no longer required as submission documents. Cal OES has incorporated the
resolution into the Certification of Assurance of Compliance, Section VII, entitled, "Proof of Authority
from City Council/Governing Board." The Applicant is required to obtain written authorization (original
signature) from the City Council/Governing board that the official executing the agreement is, in fact,
authorized to do so, and will maintain said written authorization on file and readily available upon
demand. This requirement does not apply to state agencies.
Certification of Assurance of Compliance-VAWA Cal OES 2-104g (Rev. 1/2015)
CERTIFICATION OF ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE
With Statutory Requirements of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) As Amended,
Services*Training*Officers*Prosecutors (STOP) Formula Grant Program
I, Deborah A. Poochigian hereby certify that
(official authorized to sign grant award; same person as Section 14 on Grant Award Face Sheet)
RECIPIENT: County of Fresno
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY: Fresno County District Attorney
PROJECT TITLE: Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program
is responsible for reviewing the Grant Recipient Handbook and adhering to all of the Grant Award Agreement
requirements (state and/or federal) as directed by Cal OES including, but not limited to, the following areas:
I. Federal Grant Funds
Recipients expending $750,000 or more in federal grant funds annually are required to secure an audit
pursuant to OMB Circular A-133 and are allowed to utilize federal grant funds to budget for the audit
costs. See Section 8000 of the Recipient Handbook for more detail.
[{I The above named recipient receives $750,000 or more in federal grant funds annually.
D The above named recipient does not receive $750,000 or more in federal grant funds annually.
II. Equal Employment Opportunity-(Recipient Handbook Section 2151)
It is the public policy of the State of California to promote equal employment opportunity by prohibiting
discrimination or harassment in employment because of race, religious creed, color, national origin,
ancestry, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic
characteristics), marital status, sex, sexual orientation, denial of family medical care leave, denial of
pregnancy disability leave, or age (over 40). Cal OES-funded projects certify that they will comply
with all state and federal requirements regarding equal employment opportunity,
nondiscrimination and civil rights.
Please provide the following information:
Berta Mims Equal Employment Opportunity Officer:
Title: Personnel Services Manager
Address: 2220 Tulare Street, 14th Floor, Fresno, CA 93721-2107
Phone: (559) 600-1830
Email: bmims@co.fresno.ca.us
Certification of Assurance of Compliance-VAWA Cal OES 2-104g (Rev. 1/2015) 2
Ill. Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1990 -(Recipient Handbook, Section 2152)
The State of California requires that every person or organization awarded a grant or contract shall certify
it will provide a drug-free workplace.
IV. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) -(Recipient Handbook, Section 2153)
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code, Section 21000 et seq.)
requires all Cal OES funded projects to certify compliance with CEQA. Projects receiving funding must
coordinate with their city or county planning agency to ensure that the project is compliance with CEQA
requirements.
V. Lobbying -(Recipient Handbook Section 2154)
Cal OES grant funds, grant property, or grant funded positions shall not be used for any lobbying
activities, including, but not limited to, being paid by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an
officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the making
of any federal grant, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation,
renewal, amendment, or modification of any federal grant or cooperative agreement.
VI. Debarment and Suspension-(Recipient Handbook Section 2155)
(This applies to federally funded grants only.)
Cal OES-funded projects must certify that it and its principals are not presently debarred, suspended,
proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, sentenced to a denial of federal benefits by a state or
federal court, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any federal department of agency.
VII. Proof of Authority from City Council/Governing Board
The above-named organization (applicant) accepts responsibility for and will comply with the requirement
to obtain written authorization from the city council/governing board in support of this program. The
applicant agrees to provide all matching funds required for said project (including any amendment
thereof) under the Program and the funding terms and conditions of Cal OES, and that any cash match
will be appropriated as required. It is agreed that any liability arising out of the performance of this Grant
Award Agreement, including civil court actions for damages, shall be the responsibility of the grant
recipient and the authorizing agency. The State of California and Cal OES disclaim responsibility of any
such liability. Furthermore, it is also agreed that grant funds received from Cal OES shall not be used to
supplant expenditures controlled by the city council/governing board.
The applicant is required to obtain written authorization from the city council/governing board that the
official executing this agreement is, in fact, authorized to do so. The applicant is also required to
maintain said written authorization on file and readily available upon demand.
VIII. Special Condition for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
• Filing Costs for Criminal Charges and Protection
Its laws, policies, and practices do not require, in connection with the prosecution of any
misdemeanor or felony domestic violence offense, or in connection with the filing, issuance,
registration, or service of a protection order, or a petition for a protection order, to protect a victim of
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domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault, that the victim bear the costs associated with the filing
of criminal charges against the offender, or the costs associated with the filing, issuance,
registration, or service of a warrant, protection order, petition for a protection order, or witness
subpoena, whether issued inside or outside the state, tribal, or local jurisdiction.
• Forensic Medical Examination Payment Requirement for Victims of Sexual Assault
The state or territory, Indian tribal government, unit of local government, or another governmental
entity incurs the full out-of-pocket cost of forensic medical exams for victims of sexual assault.
The state or territory, Indian tribal government, unit of local government, or another governmental
entity does not require a victim of sexual assault to participate in the criminal justice system or
cooperate with law enforcement in order to be provided with a forensic medical exam, or to be
reimbursed for charges incurred on account of such an exam.
• Judicial Notification
The state's judicial administrative policies and practices include notification to domestic violence
offenders of the requirements delineated in section 922(g)(8) and (g)(9) of title 18, Unites States
Code, and any applicable related Federal, State, or local laws.
• Polygraph Testing Prohibition
The state or local unit of government's laws, policies, or practices ensure that no law enforcement
officer, prosecuting officer or other government official shall ask or require an adult, youth, or child
victim of an alleged sex offense as defined under Federal, tribal, state, territorial, or local law to
submit to a polygraph examination or other truth telling device as a condition for proceeding with the
investigation of such an offense.
• Under 42 U.S.C. 3796gg-8(b), the refusal of a victim to submit to a polygraph or other truth
telling examination shall not prevent the investigation, charging, or prosecution of an alleged
sex offense by a state, Indian tribal government, territorial government, or unit of local
government.
• Nondisclosure of Confidential or Private Information Regarding Services for Victims
Recipients and subrecipients may not disclose personally identifying information about victims
served with Violence Against Women funds without a written release, unless the disclosure of the
information is required by a statute or court order. "Personally identifying information" means
individually identifying information for or about an individual including information likely to disclose
the location of a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Releases
must be written, informed and reasonably time-limited and signed by the victim unless the victim is
an un-emancipated minor or a person with disabilities.
• Consultation and Documentation with Local Victim Services Programs
(Applies only to law enforcement, prosecution and the courts)
Tribal, territorial, State, or local prosecution, law enforcement, and courts must consult with tribal,
territorial, State or local victim service programs during the course of developing their grant
applications. This will ensure that proposed activities and equipment acquisitions are designed to
promote the safety, confidentiality, and economic independence of victims of domestic violence,
sexual assault, stalking and dating violence.
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All appropriate documentation must be maintained on file by the project and availabie for Cal OES
or public scrutiny upon request. Failure to comply V(ith these requirements may result In
suspension of payments under the grant or termination of the grant or both and the Recipient may
be ineligible for award of any future grants if the Cal OES determines that any of the following has
occurred:
(1) the Recipient has made false certification, or (2) violates the certification by falling to carry out
the requirements as noted above.
CERTIFICATION
/, the official named below,. am the same individual authorized to sign the Grant Award
Agreement [Section 14 on Grant Award Face Sheet], and hereby swear that I am duly
authorized. legally to bind the contractor or grant recipient to the above described certification.
I am fully aware that this certification, executed on the date and in the county below, is made
under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California. -· -· · -· -·
ATTEST:
Authorized Official's Signature:
Authorized Official's Typed Name:
BERNICE E. SEIDEL, Clerk
Board of Supervisors
By Sk,'-S"-'C? f\A!furM
DepufY
Authorized Official's Till
Date Executed:
Chairman, Fresno County Board or Supervisors
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Federal Employer ID #: Federal DUNS# _0_30_3_6_3 9_0_2 ___ _
Current Central Contractor Registration Expiration Date: _21_2_11_6 ________ _
Executed in the City/County of: Fresno
AUTHORIZED BY: (not applicable to State agencies)
0 City Financial Officer
0 City Manager
0 Governing Board Chair
Signature:
Typed Name: Vicki Crow
0 County Financial Officer
0 County Manager
Title: Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector
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All appropriate documentation must be maintained on file by the project and available for Cal OES
or public scrutiny upon request. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in
suspension of payments under the grant or termination of the grant or both and the Recipient may
be ineligible for award of any future grants if the Cal OES determines that any of the following has
occurred:
(1) the Recipient has made false certification, or (2) violates the certification by failing to carry out
the requirements as noted above.
CERTIFICATION
I, the official named below, am the same individual authorized to sign the Grant Award
Agreement [Section 14 on Grant Award Face Sheet], and hereby swear that I am duly
authorized legally to bind the contractor or grant recipient to the above described certification.
I am fully aware that this certification, executed on the date and in the county below, is made
under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California.
ATTEST:
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Authorized Official's Signature: Board of Supervisors
By Sus,~ eMsb~ Deborah A. Poochigian /. Authorized Official's Typed Name: Dep ty
Authorized Official's Title: Chairman, Fresno County Board of Supervisors
Date Executed: August 10, 2015
Federal Employer ID #: 94-6000512 Federal DUNS # 030363902
Current Central Contractor Registration Expiration Date: 2/2/16
Executed in the City/County of: Fresno
AUTHORIZED BY: (not applicable to State agencies)
D City Financial Officer [{] County Financial Officer
D City Manager D County Manager
D Governing Board Chair .
Signature: 0/li.L. \ ~~
Typed Name: Vicki Crow
Title: Auditor-Controller!Treasurer-Tax Collector
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Applicant: County of Fresno Grant Number: -------------------
Project Narrative
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Located in the center of California, the County of Fresno encompasses 5,958
square miles with the eastern boundary located 135 miles from the western boundary.
By geographic size, it is the sixth largest county in California. As of July 1, 2014, the
total population of Fresno County was estimated to be 965,974, making it the tenth most
populous county in California. The County's major urban area, located in the center of
the County, is the city of Fresno where approximately 510,000 people live. 358,000
people or approximately 37% of the population resides in the rural regions of the county.
Some of these people live in the smaller cities and towns of Fowler, Selma and
Kingsburg which are located along the 21 mile stretch of State Route 99 that runs south
from Fresno. Others live in the towns of Sanger, Parlier, Reedley, and Orange Cove
which are located in the southeastern parts of Fresno County. The remaining residents
live in smaller towns and population centers, such as Huron, Coalinga, Mendota,
Kerman and Firebaugh, which are scattered over 60 miles of rural agricultural lands in
western Fresno County.
Fresno County is one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the state. As of
2013, the residents of Fresno County claimed one or more of the following racial
identities: 51.6% Hispanic, 31.4% White, 10.5% Asian, 5.9% African American, 3.0%
Native American and 1.0% other. As of 2013, 47.3% of the population over 5 years of
age spoke a language other than English at home.
(Source: http://quickfacts.census.gov/)
Fresno County struggles with poverty and unemployment. Between 2009 and
2013, 26% of the population of Fresno County lived below the poverty line. This is over
10% above the California statewide rate of 15.9%. Fresno County's median household
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income of $45,563 substantially lags behind the State of California median household
income of $61,094. As of April of 2014, the unemployment rate in Fresno County was
1 0.2%, and lagged significantly behind the state unemployment rate of 8.4% and the
national unemployment rate of 5.4%. (Source: State of California Employment
Development Department)
While Fresno County remains the most productive agricultural county in the
nation, exceeding $5 billion dollars in crop production each of the last four years,
agricultural laborers face significant hardships. A significant portion of agricultural
laborers are undocumented workers who do not speak English. They face
unemployment based on changing weather patterns, drought, and seasonal changes.
These hardships intensified very early this year when the severe drought in Central
California resulted in The Fresno County Supervisors declaring an emergency. (Source:
Fresno County Declares Drought Emergency, March 24, 2015; www.abc30.com.) Many
of these laborers are also geographically isolated and are often estranged from law
enforcement. Also, many of these agricultural laborers come from communities that lack
awareness of the devastating consequences of domestic violence.
Poverty and its associated stress is a key contributor to intimate partner violence.
Although violence occurs in all socioeconomic groups, it is more frequent and more
severe in lower income groups across such diverse settings as the Untied States,
Nicaragua, and India. (Source: The Lancet, Vol. 359, "Intimate Partner Violence: Causes
and Prevention." pgs. 1423-1429.) Thus, it is not surprising that Fresno County has an
extremely high incidence of domestic violence related crime. In 2013, Fresno County
had 6167 domestic violence calls for assistance. (Source: California Department of
Justice and California Department of Finance.) According to the Central California
Children's Institute at California State University Fresno, domestic violence calls for
assistance decreased 25.6% statewide between 1994 to 2004 but in Fresno County
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domestic calls for assistance increased 36.3% over the same time period. (Source:
www. fresnostate. edu/chhs/ccci/.)
According to STAR (DA Case Management System), from January 1, 2014
through December 31, 2014, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office reviewed
13,546 felony filing requests from law enforcement which included 2,067 felony domestic
violence filing requests. The Fresno County District Attorney's Office filed 1,310 felony
domestic violence cases or 63% of these felony domestic filing requests. Of the 1 ,310
cases, there were 514 domestic violence cases filed that were investigated by rural
policing agencies.
These rural agencies are the Fresno County Sheriff's Department, and the
Police Departments of Clovis, Coalinga, Firebaugh, Fowler, Huron, Kerman, Kingsburg,
Orange Cove, Parlier, Reedley, Sanger and Selma. Many of these smaller towns have
faced significant budget reductions severely impacting their police departments.
(Source: www.kmjnow.com , March 7, 2013, Parlier Considers Law Enforcement Cuts;
www.ksee24.com, February 12, 2013, Orange Cove Removes Police Chief;
www.fresnobee.com, February 5, 2013, City Manager resigns over Firebaugh woes.)
Due to budget restrictions in the smaller police agencies, many are staffed by younger,
less experienced police officers. In addition, most cannot afford to. have dedicated
domestic violence investigator positions in their agencies, so investigations are
frequently lacking. Fresno County's culturally diverse, large non-English speaking rural
population, large geographic area, and high unemployment with associated poverty
rates poses a barrier to the effective prosecution of domestic violence crime in the rural
areas of the county. These barriers are increased when dealing with rural domestic
violence victims who are reluctant to report or cooperate with prosecution because of
their residency status or geographical isolation. When combined with cuts to law
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enforcement budgets, it can make domestic violence prosecution in the rural areas
problematic without VAW-VP funding.
In the summer of 2012, access to justice for victims of domestic violence in rural
communities was further curtailed when the Fresno County Superior Court announced
the closure of all of the satellite courts. Located in the rural communities, the satellite
courts of Coalinga, Firebaugh, Reedley, and Kingsburg allowed felony domestic violence
victims to attend all court hearings from arraignment to preliminary hearing in close
proximity to their places of residence. The courts were closed unilaterally in order to cut
costs and they remain closed today. Unfortunately, this has greatly increased the travel
time it takes for rural domestic violence victims to get to court. For example, a rural
domestic violence victim located in Coalinga must now travel 70 miles each way to
Fresno in order to attend court proceedings. A victim in Firebaugh must travel 44 miles
each way. Finally, a victim in Orange Cove must travel33.5 miles each way.
All domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault cases among
individuals in domestic relationships that occur in the rural areas of Fresno County are
routed to the VAW-VP prosecutor for review to determine if the case meets the project
criteria. The cases that are considered "serious and violent felonies"; and therefore
meet project criteria include crimes that are listed in California Penal Code Sections
667.5(c) and 1192.7(c) and crimes that involve serious injury, the use of a weapon,
repeat domestic violence offenders, the presence of children during the crime, threats of
serious bodily injury or death to the victim and/or the victim's family and cases with
multiple victims including children and other family members. Serious injuries include a
visible injury requiring medical attention or strangulation to the point where the victim
loses consciousness.
With VAW-VP funding, one experienced and highly trained felony prosecutor and
one experienced bilingual victim advocate are designated to prosecute rural domestic
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violence cases. VAW-VP funding allows the prosecutor to have a reduced case load
and spend more time working up cases in order to get the most appropriate sentence in
each case. The victim advocate uses VAW-VP funding to travel in the VAW-VP funded
van to make contact with the victims in the rural communities, provide victim services,
and provide transportation to court. Furthermore, many of the rural domestic violence
victims speak Spanish as a primary language and the bilingual victim advocate helps the
unit prosecutor effectively communicate to each victim the progress of their individual
case.
Currently, VAW-VP funding provides for a part-time investigator that is assigned
to the unit. The VAW-VP investigator significantly helps develop VAW-VP cases and his
work ensures better conviction rates that result in longer prison sentences. Many of the
cases submitted to the VAW-VP funded prosecutor are missing essential information
that is required to secure a conviction and the rural agencies are unable to conduct
further investigation. Therefore, necessary follow-up investigation often falls on the
VAW-VP unit. The VAW-VP investigator also assists officers in the smaller agencies by
giving them essential training on how to conduct domestic violence investigations. In
past grant years, funding for the part-time investigator has been removed from the VAW-
VP unit. Continued funding of the part-time investigator helps ensure that the VAW-VP
unit is able successfully to prosecute domestic violence in the rural communities.
The VAW-VP Unit has been very successful. In 2014, the unit was referred 30
felony cases. In the same time period the unit obtained 30 felony dispositions, two being
the result of jury verdicts. These convictions resulted in the defendants serving a total
of 1598 months in custody or 133 years; an average prison commitment of over 4 years
per defendant. In 2014 the VAW-VP prosecutor trained 68 people on the issues
involved in investigation and prosecution of domestic violence cases including treatment
program specialists, victim advocates, and law enforcement personnel. Without VAW-
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VP funding, these serious and violent domestic violence cases committed against rural
domestic violence victims would not receive the same high level of attention by an
overburdened criminal justice system.
PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION
a. TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ALL PROPOSED STAFF
The VAW-VP Unit consists of a prosecutor with more than eleven years of
prosecution experience, a bilingual victim advocate with more than twelve years of
experience and a part-time investigator with more than 36 years of law enforcement
experience. The current grant prosecutor was assigned to the unit in February 2015,
after previously having been assigned to the unit from 2009-2011. The grant
prosecutor has over four years of experience prosecuting felony domestic violence
cases. She has handled more than one hundred felony domestic violence cases,
has tried five domestic violence jury trials to verdict, and has obtained felony
convictions in every trial. The prosecutor has successfully introduced evidence of
defendants' other acts of domestic violence, statements of recanting victims, and
domestic violence experts to obtain domestic violence convictions. The prosecutor
has attended numerous classes dealing with domestic violence and stalking,
including a four day conference presented by the National District Attorneys'
Association and a three day conference presented by the California District
Attorneys' Association. The prosecutor is experienced in providing domestic
violence training to law enforcement officers and victim advocates.
The victim advocate was assigned to this Unit in June 2003 and has complied
with the Evidence Code Sections 1037-1037.7 mandates. The victim advocate
continues to attend different types of related training as courses are offered and the
resources allow.
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The part-time investigator was recently assigned to the VAW-VP unit. He has 29
years of law enforcement experience with the Fresno Police Department and retired
as a Lieutenant. He also served 7 years as the State Center Community College
District Chief of Police. At the Fresno Police Department, he spent 9 years in the
investigations division. As a night detective for 3 years, his duties included
responding to homicide, attempt homicide, and sexual assault crimes. He also
interviewed in-custody felony suspects in sexual assault and domestic violence
cases. He has a total of 36 years of experience as a sworn police officer.
b. CRITERIA FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO VAW-VP PROSECUTION
The VAW-VP prosecutor follows the following criteria in assigning cases to the
project. First, the victim must initially have given a truthful statement regarding the
incident, the extent of the victim's injuries, and identified the perpetrator. This is in
response to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1219. In addition to the first
requirement, at least one of the following must apply: 1) the victim sustained a serious,
visible injury; 2) the defendant has a documented history of domestic violence; 3) a
weapon was used; 4) threats of death or serious bodily injury were made; 5) additional
victims, such as children or other family members, were present; or 6) the allegations
involved strangulation. The VAW-VP prosecutor also looks for cases where there are
corroborating witnesses to all or part of the attack. This is also in direct response to
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1219.
c. PLAN FOR COMMUNICATION AMONG PROJECT STAFF
The current VAW-VP staff has been working well together on all VAW-VP
domestic violence cases. Through the use of e-mail, text messaging and direct phone
communication, the unit prosecutor, the unit victim advocate and the unit part-time
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investigator stay in constant contact regarding each case assigned to the VAW-VP
grant. Also, the unit prosecutor and the victim advocate are in attached offices and work
with an open door policy in order to maximize communication.
d. CASE REFERRAL TO VAW-VP VICTIM ADVOCATE
At the time a case is filed and assigned to the grant, the victim advocate is
alerted and directed to initiate contact with the victim for the purposes of informing her or
him about the case arraignment date, future potential court hearings and explanation of
all available services. The victim advocate continues to assist the victim by attending all
court hearings and continuing to offer support to the victim throughout the criminal
prosecution process; most often concluding with the defendant's sentencing hearing.
The current victim advocate is bi-lingual in the English and Spanish languages. The
victim advocate keeps track of all case referrals and all services received by victims in
an electronic database powered by Microsoft Access.
e. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LOCAL VICTIM
SERVICE AGENCIES
The VAW-VP prosecutor initiates and leads the quarterly multi-disciplinary
meetings called the Rural Roundtable meeting. The meetings are held at different
locations to help increase participation rates among the rural law enforcement agencies
and the victim advocacy groups. Each meeting has an agenda, minutes are kept, and
attendance is recorded. Also, a comprehensive phone list of Rural Roundtable
participants has been created, distributed and kept up to date so all law enforcement
groups and victim advocacy groups can quickly provide services to rural victims of
domestic violence.
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The VAW-VP prosecutor has continued to provide training to law enforcement
agencies as stated above. The VAW-VP prosecutor has created and kept up to date a
one hour power-point presentation designed to teach law enforcement how to more
effectively investigate domestic violence crimes. The VAW-VP prosecutor also
distributes laminated quick reference investigation cards to new police officers in order to
ensure better initial investigation of rural domestic violence cases. The VAW-VP
prosecutor will continue to teach a bi-annual one hour class on domestic violence
criminal procedure at the Marjaree Mason center for victim advocate certification.
The rural policing agencies in Fresno County refer victims of domestic violence to
several different local victim services agencies upon initial contact. In rural western
Fresno County, Rape Counseling Service, through the Carmen Meza Center, offers
counseling services to sexual assault victims and to domestic violence victims who are
victims of sexual assault. They maintain offices in Firebaugh. The Westside Family
Services Network, located in Huron, California, offers domestic violence services to
victims in the city of Huron and the surrounding area. The Marjaree Mason Center,
located in Fresno, California, has assigned a victim advocate to work with the Fresno
County Sheriff's Office. The Marjaree Mason Center also runs a domestic violence
shelter and provides legal services to domestic violence victims, including victims in the
rural communities of Mendota, Kerman and San Joaquin. All of the victim services
agencies regularly attend the Rural Roundtable Meetings and the VAW-VP bilingual
victim advocate constantly keeps in contact with each agency.
f. AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIRED POLICIES
The VAW-VP prosecutor makes a concerted effort to prevent the pre-trial release
of a charged defendant. Methods employed include moving the court to set appropriate
bail for the arraignment hearing, correctly identifying and charging all applicable
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sentencing enhancements in the criminal complaint, objecting to bail reduction below the
local bail schedule amount, moving to increase bail beyond the local bail schedule
amount when warranted, and making all appropriate legal objections and arguments
including the use of California Penal Code Section 1270.1 to prevent the court from
ordering the defendant to be released from custody prior to trial.
The VAW-VP prosecutor makes all reasonable prosecutorial efforts to reduce the
time between arrest and final disposition of the case. This is achieved by objecting to all
continuances and delays unless there is good cause as defined by law, promptly
providing discovery to defense counsel, and being prepared to proceed as soon as
possible for either a preliminary hearing or a jury trial.
The VAW-VP prosecutor and victim advocate maintain a reduced caseload. This
is achieved by selecting only cases that meet the defined grant case criteria and
monitoring the caseload to determine if more rigid or lenient criteria need to be
implemented in order to maintain the reduced caseload. The case load for both the
VAW-VP prosecutor and victim advocate are recorded in electronic databases powered
by Microsoft Access which allows for the preparation of grant reports and ensures
accurate statistics are recorded.
g. STAFF SELECTION
The prosecutor assigned to the grant must have previous significant experience
prosecuting domestic violence cases. All potential grant prosecutors must have at least
two years of felony trial experience before they are eligible for assignment to the VAW-
VP grant.
The victim advocate must have at least two years of experience working with
domestic violence victims and must have attended domestic violence advocacy training.
Also, the victim advocate must speak Spanish as a second language. The victim
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advocate must meet all requirements set forth in Evidence Code Sections 1037-1037.7.
All staff must be assigned to the VAW-VP Unit for at least 18 months and positions are
rotated as infrequently as possible so as to maintain individual relationships with victims,
law enforcement officers, and victim advocates.
The current VAW-VP prosecutor has six years of felony trial experience with five
years of felony domestic violence trial experience. The current prosecutor has been
assigned to the VAW-VP grant since February 2015 but was previously assigned to the
grant for two years. The current VAW-VP victim advocate is bilingual, has twelve years
of experience and has been assigned to the VAW-VP grant for twelve years. The back-
up VAW-VP prosecutor has nearly thirty years of trial experience and is the Chief Deputy
District Attorney of the Domestic Violence Unit.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
a. During the Grant Year the Project Will Vertically Prosecute 35-45 Cases
Involving Serious and Violent Domestic Violence Crimes
The VAW-VP Unit has accepted the following number of cases in the previous
grant years.
GRANT YEAR (July 1 to June 30) Accepted Cases
2006-2007 35
2007-2008 33
2008-2009 40
2009-2010 43
2010-2011 45
2011-2012 43
2012-2013 33
2013-2014 32
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The VAW-VP Unit expects to accept and prosecute 35-45 cases in the July 1, 2014 to
June 30, 2015 grant year. In the current grant year, the VAW-VP Unit has seen a high
number of accepted cases involving extreme violence or cases where the defendant had
multiple prior "strike" convictions. Currently, there is one attempted murder case
pending jury trial. There are two "three strikes cases" pending jury trial. All of these
cases involve life exposures and require extensive preparation and follow-up
investigation in order to secure a successful prosecution.
b. OF THE CASES VERTICALLY PROSECUTED, 80% WILL BE PROSECUTED
USING TRUE VERTICAL PROSECUTION, 10% WILL BE PROSECUTED
USING MAJOR STAGE VERTICAL PROSECUTION, AND 10% WILL BE
PROSECUTED USING UNIT VERTICAL PROSECUTION
In previous grant years, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office had set a
goal of prosecuting 65% of grant cases using true vertical prosecution. An unintended
consequence of the closure of the satellite courts has been that all rural domestic
violence cases are now heard in Fresno, California. The VAW-VP Unit prosecutor no
longer makes appearances in the satellite courts and is better able to manage her court
calendar. The only time the Unit prosecutor does not personally make an appearance
on a case is when the prosecutor is in trial or taking approved leave. For these reasons,
the Fresno County District Attorney's Office is increasing its vertical prosecution goals to
80% true vertical, 10% major stage vertical and 10% unit vertical prosecution.
All cases are reviewed for crime charging by the VAW-VP Unit prosecutor and
processed by a domestic violence unit secretary or office assistant. This allows the
VAW-VP Unit prosecutor to personally manage the appearance schedule and personally
cover as many hearings as possible while managing the trial calendar. The VAW-VP
Unit prosecutor consistently will attempt to exceed the proposed vertical prosecution
goal of 80% whenever possible by working with court staff to limit calendaring conflicts.
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When the VAW-VP Unit prosecutor is unavailable to cover a Unit case, there is one
designated back up prosecutor who has nearly thirty years of experience prosecuting
criminal cases, ten of those years in the domestic violence unit.
c. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, VICTIM ADVOCACY WILL PROVIDE
SERVICES TO 35-45 VICTIMS
The unit victim advocate's role is to help guide victims through the often
intimidating and confusing criminal justice system. This begins as soon as a case is
selected for unit prosecution. The VAW-VP Unit prosecutor immediately informs the
victim advocate of the case selection. The advocate then makes her own file on the
case and immediately attempts to make contact with the victim by phone in order to
introduce herself and to assess the victim's needs. In addition, the advocate mails an
introductory letter to the victim within five days of case selection. If repeated attempts to
make contact with the victim by phone are unsuccessful, the victim advocate makes a
home visit to the victim as long as it is safe to do so.
The victim advocate travels with the prosecutor to all court appearances in order
to assist the victim in court, answer any questions about the court process, and act as a
support person to the victim. The victim advocate is able to provide transportation for
the victim to and from court if needed. The victim advocate is the contact person for the
victim throughout the case to provide support, keep the victim informed, and offer insight
to the VAW-VP Unit prosecutor regarding the concerns and attitudes of the victim.
Additionally, the victim advocate offers educational materials, makes referrals to
community service agencies for counseling and other services, and helps the victim fill
out Victim Restitution Fund applications. She provides additional assistance with
transportation to other related locations, such as to community service agencies offering
legal services to domestic violence victims on issues such as restraining orders or child
custody.
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With the closure of the Fresno County satellite courts, it has become even more
important for the Fresno County District Attorney's Office to continue to receive funding
for the VAW-VP victim advocate. In the past, victims of rural domestic violence often
would show up at the satellite court locations for the initial arraignment and this would
provide a first opportunity for the victim advocate to meet the victim in person. However,
now with all cases being heard in downtown Fresno, the victim advocate has to make
more trips into the rural areas in order to meet and provide services to the rural domestic
violence victims. Many of our victims do not have access to regular transportation,
regular mail service, or regular telephone service. The VAW-VP victim advocate is
becoming the only reliable tool that the Unit prosecutor has to reach the rural domestic
violence victims.
d. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, THE ASSIGNED PROSECUTOR WILL
ATTEND FOUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY MEETINGS AND THE ASSIGNED
VICTIM ADVOCATE WILL ATTEND FOUR MULTIDISPLINARY MEETINGS.
Rural Roundtable Domestic Violence Meetings are held quarterly. The last
meetings have been held at the Kingsburg Police Department, Fresno County District
Attorney's Office, and Clovis Police Department. The next meeting is scheduled for July,
2015. The meeting location rotates among rural policing agencies and victim services
organizations to ensure the attendance of as many members as possible. At those
meetings, the VAW-VP prosecutor and victim advocate meet with victim advocates,
counselors, shelter representatives, and members of law enforcement. The meetings
allow members the opportunity to exchange information and ask questions with the
ultimate goal of improving services to domestic violence victims in the rural communities.
Two weeks before each meeting, all agencies are e-mailed a meeting reminder
and are given the opportunity to provide meeting topics that can be addressed during the
meeting. The VAW-VP prosecutor creates the agenda and an attendance list is kept of
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all meeting participants. The VAW-VP prosecutor has met all of the directors of the
victim service organizations and many of the Police Chiefs that oversee the rural policing
agencies at the Rural Roundtable meeting. The Rural Roundtable continues to be a
great tool to ensure there is open dialogue between the different agencies and provides
a vehicle for the swift resolution of issues.
e. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD THE ASSIGNED PROSECUTOR'S
CASELOAD WILL BE REDUCED FROM 41 TO 22 AVERAGE ACTIVE
MONTHLY CASES
The Fresno County District Attorney Domestic Violence Team consists of nine
attorneys assigned to prosecute felony domestic violence cases that occur inside the city
limits of Fresno, California, and rural domestic violence cases not meeting VAW-VP
guidelines. The unit is supervised by a Chief Deputy District Attorney. She handles day
to day administration, provides coverage for attorneys in trial or out of the office, makes
filing decisions on pending requests for criminal prosecutions, but does not carry a
caseload. Four of the prosecutors are assigned as full time trial deputies and carry a
large caseload of domestic violence cases that are past preliminary hearing. Four of the
prosecutors are assigned preliminary hearing blocks as well as a small number of
vertically prosecuted trials. The monthly average caseload for a domestic violence
prosecutor is approximately 40 active cases per month. The average case load of the
VAW-VP prosecutor is approximately 20 cases per month. This reduced caseload has
enabled the grant prosecutor to participate in the initial investigation of the case, form
close working relationships with rural law enforcement officers, travel to outlying areas,
meet personally with victims and witnesses before court and ultimately improve
conviction rates in grant cases.
The VAW-VP prosecutor will continue to maintain a reduced caseload through
the strict employment of the grant case acceptance criteria as stated in the "CRITERIA
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FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO VAW-VP PROSECUTION" section of this narrative. The
unit prosecutor remains focused on the grant objectives and policies including the goals
of true vertical prosecution, the reduction of the pre-trial release of defendants and the
reduction of the time period between arrest and the final case disposition.
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Budget Narrative
The proposed Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Project budget supports
one level IV Deputy District Attorney, one Victim Advocate and one Senior DA Investigator
position. All items included in the budget are devoted 100% to "project" activity.
This budget directs 1 00% of the $283,862 total cost to salaries and benefits in direct
support of the project. Salaries and benefits make up 1 00% of the budget and fund the project
prosecutor who is an experienced Deputy District Attorney IV with felony trial and DV
experience, the bilingual Victim Advocate who has attended advocate training and 11% FTE
Senior DA Investigator. Operating expenses will be funded by Fresno County.
The level IV Deputy District Attorney position will ensure that the project prosecutors
will be highly experienced in the handling of felony trial matters. The Senior DA Investigator
will assist the prosecutor with case related investigation and be highly experienced in the
handling of felony trial matters. The Victim Advocate position will have experience in dealing
with victims and will possess education/training as specified in Evidence Code Sections 1035.5-
1036 (Domestic Violence) and/or 1037.1-1037.8 (Sexual Assault) and/or Penal Code section
13835.10 (Victim/Witness) as outlined in the Program Guidelines. The Unit's victim advocate
will work cooperatively with the Marjaree Mason Center, the Fresno County Sheriff's
Department and other interested community agencies to provide services. Those services
include the following activities: 1) crisis intervention, 2) emergency assistance, 3) resource and
referral assistance, 4) direct counseling, 5) assist with victim of crime claims, 6) property return,
7) orientation to the criminal justice system, 8) court escort, 9) presentations and trainings for
criminal justice agencies, 1 0) public presentations, 11) case status, 12) notification of
family/friends, 13) employer notification/intervention and 14) restitution.
The current victim advocate is bilingual, has over 11 years' experience in the current
VAW-VP program, and has handled over 300 VAW-VP cases.
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The above-mentioned prosecutor-victim advocate partnership as supported in the
budget is well positioned to effectively achieve the stated goals of the project.
This project will not require subcontractors or have any unusual expenditures.
Program staff does not have a planned cost of living adjustment for 2015-16.
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COUNTY OF FRESNO
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Retirement ($113,906@ .6245) $53,351 $17,783 $71,134
OASDI ($113,906 @ .0765) $6,535 $2,179 $8,714
Health Ins ($5,798) $4,349 $1,449 $5,798
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Program funded salary ($3,495mo@ 1.0 FTE@ 12mo) $31,455 $10,485 $41,940
Retirement ($41 ,940 @ .6245) $19,644 $6,548 $26,192
OASDI ($41,940@ .0765) $2,406 $802 $3,208
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Public Integrity Matt Johnson Attorney Assignments 5125115 Liz Sahagian Senior Staff Analyst BLAKE GUNDERSON Assistant District Attorney TeamA/2860 Depts 20,30,33 S. Brunton Team B/2860 D. DiCicco Depts 31,32,34 K. Drake J.Bahn C. Irwin B. Esralian A. Janz A. Goodrich N. Kane A. Kook N. Knight M.Marsh T Oppliger RMcGinthy K. Panosian K. Reynolds D. Walters AB109 Auto Theft/2860 S. Rand R Veneman-Hughes Filing Team 2860 Jobs 2000/2860 J.Avent V. Lai B Gong, (Sr) M. Phillips DUI-IVPP/ P. Caples (EH) 28622600 D. Haas (EH) N. Selover J. Tully State D. Verzosa Compensation Board S. McWilliams, Paralegal Homicide I 2860 G. Brickey S. Dalesandro L Jenkins W Lacy R Mangano N. Pebet W. Terrence Paralegal E. Ancheta MAGEC/2860 D. Lewis G. Rutiaga J. Stanley Ryan Wells STEPHEN WRIGHT Assistant District Attorney SexAssault/Child DV/2860 Abuse Sexually M. Anderson Misdemeanors/ Violent T Galstan 2860 Predators/2860 C.Knight I.Aiiyev T Eilers J. Nelson R Burchett N. Galstan M. Saracino J. Choi D. Girard E. Smith A. Cobb B. Hutchins K.Smith E. Landau M. Taylor J.Lee T. Lee D. Olmos A. Paulson S.Luton Prison T.Phan R Thomas Crimes/2860 H. Spurling G. Anderson S. Ueltzen Paralegal J. Sanderson Vacant Diversion Career CriminaU 2860 L Clinton RWells Major VAWA Narcotics28625000 Deputy District Attorney Vacant Amy Freeman VAWA Special Investigator Assett Forfeiture Joe Callahan Paralegal VAWA Victim Advocate Vacant Dora Sanchez JEFFREY DUPRAS Assistant District Attorney ConsumerPnrtection 28623500 Juvenile/2860 E Browne J. Cline S. Ashjian J. Kalebjian Paralegal Vacant K. Peterson Real Estate/28629500 S. Schroeder s. Ricks J. Smith, Truancy Worker's Comp'28627000 D. Sterios M. Jimenez C. Zylka Lifer Hearings/2860 Auto lnsur. Fraud/28626000 R Romanacce E Garcia W. Vogel, EH WF/28620100 R. Carrillo C. Banta Writs & Appeals/ Elder Abuse/2860 2860 T. Donovan D. Treisman IHSS/28620600 Paralegal VACANT R Nava 10 Thefl/28627600 S. Hoedt Prop 47/2860 S. Kubota N. Lambert Stacy Phillips Indian Gaming/28621000 Paralegal T. Murphy Vacant Disability & Health Ins. Fraud/28623000 CMS S. Baldovi K. McWilliams Rural Crimes 28621600 L. Gonzales Steve Rusconi Business Manager Commander Staff Major Crimes Richard Orozco General Investigations Scot Cheney Family Protection Shelly Sweeton Special Investigations Kevin Wiens Financial Crimes Jody O'Neil Public Aid Melinda Ybarra
CalOES POLICY AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
This Policy Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's Office
intends to adopt the following policies:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will make all reasonable prosecutorial efforts to
resist pre-trial release of a charged defendant.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will make all reasonable efforts to utilize diversion
alternative only in appropriate cases.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will make all reasonable prosecutorial efforts to
reduce the time between arrest and disposition of the case.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will ensure that the prosecutors, advocates and
investigators funded (in full or part) by this grant will maintain a reduced caseload.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will assign a prosecutor for a minimum of eighteen
months.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017.
We the undersigned, as authorized representative of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office, do
hereby approve this document. ...
Fresno County District Attorney
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Operational Agreements (OA) Summary Form
List of Agencies/Organizations/Individuals Date OA Signed Dates ofOA
(xx/xx/xxxx) From: To:
1. Fresno County Probation-Victim/Witness 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
2. Fresno County Sheriff 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
3. Fresno County Social Services 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
4. Clovis Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
5. Coalinga Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
6. Firebaugh Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
7. Fowler Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
8. Huron Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
9. Kerman Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
10. Kingsburg Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
11. Marjorie Mason Center 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
12 Mendota Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
13. Orange Cove Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
14. Parlier Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
15. Rape Counseling Services 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
16. Reedley Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
17. Sanger Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
18. Selma Police Department 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
19. Westside Family Services Network 5/22/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
20. Community Regional Medical Center 6/13/14 7/1/14 to 6/30/16
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Fresno County Probation Victim-Witness Services and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Fresno County Probation Victim-Witness Services, intend to work together toward the
mutual goal of providing maximum available assistance for victims of domestic violence crime
residing in Fresno County. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence
Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program (VA W-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each
agency agrees to participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
Fresno County Probation Department Victim-Witness Services agrees to work with the Fresno
County District Attorney's Office VA W-VP's Victim Advocate to provide services to targeted victims
of domestic violence in the rural areas of Fresno County, particularly among the migrant worker and
non-English speaking populations.
Fresno County Probation Department Victim-Witness Services agrees to provide court support
and other related services to victims of domestic violence prosecute under the VA W-VP grant if the
VA W-VP victim advocate is unable to do so.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July I, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Fresno County Probation Department, do hereby approve this document.
..
ELIZABft!JA:EGAN
Fresno County District Attorney
.4CHAVEZ
Chief Probation Officer
Fresno County Probation Department
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Fresno County Sheriff's Office and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Fresno County Sheriff's Office intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (V AW-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VAW-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Fresno County Sheriff's Office to insure that all VA W-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to
ensure convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to deputies on both a formal and informal basis.
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the
prosecution of domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in Fresno County.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, do hereby approve this document.
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Fresno County District Attorney
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Fresno County Sheriff
OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Fresno County Department of Social Services and
the Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Fresno County Department of Social Services intend to work together toward the
mutual goal of providing maximum available assistance for juvenile victims of domestic violence
crime residing in Fresno County. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the
Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program (VA W-VP) will further this goal. To this
end, each agency agrees to participate in the program by coordination/providing the following
services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VA W-VP will ensure that all rural law
enforcement agencies submit domestic violence cases involving children to the Fresno County
Department of Social Services for follow-up investigation.
The Fresno County Department of Social Services agrees to provide all services possible to
child victims of domestic violence.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Fresno County Department of Social Services, do hereby approve this document.
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Clovis Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Clovis Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VA W-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VAW-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Clovis Police Department to insure that all VA W-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to ensure
convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to officers on both a formal and informal basis.
The Clovis Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the prosecution of
domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Clovis Police Department, do hereby approve this document.
'
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Fresno County District Attorney
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Chief of Police
Clovis Police Department
OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Coalinga Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Coalinga Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VAW-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VAW-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Coalinga Police Department to insure that all VAW-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to ensure
convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to officers on both a formal and informal basis.
The Coalinga Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the prosecution
of domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County Distri~t Attorney's Office and
the Coalinga Police Department, do hereby approve this document.
ELIZABET
Fresno Coun
CAL MINOR
Chief of Coalinga Police Department
Coalinga Police Department
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Firebaugh Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Firebaugh Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VA W-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VA W-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Firebaugh Police Department to insure that all VA W-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to
ensure convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to officers on both a formal and informal basis.
The Firebaugh Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the
prosecution of domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County
area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July I, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Firebaugh Police Department, do hereby approve this document.
Fresno County District Attorney
ELS~~
Chief of Firebaugh Police Department
Firebaugh Police Department
OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Fowler Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Fowler Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VA W-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VA W-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Fowler Police Department to insure that all VA W-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to ensure
convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to officers on both a formal and informal basis.
The Fowler Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the prosecution
of domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July I, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Fowler Police Department, do hereby approve this document.
Fresno County District Attorney
MICHAEL BRAND
Chief of Fowler Police Department
Fowler Police Department
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Huron Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Huron Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VAW-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VAW-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Huron Police Department to insure that all VA W-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to ensure
convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to officers on both a formal and informal basis.
The Huron Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the prosecution of
domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Huron Police Department, do hereby approve this document.
ELi!:~
Fresno County District Attorney
GEORG UREGA
Chief of Huron Police Department
Huron Police Department
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Kerman Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Kerman Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VAW-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VAW-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Kerman Police Department to insure that all VA W-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to ensure
convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to officers on both a formal and informal basis.
The Kerman Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the prosecution
of domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Kerman Police Department, do hereby approve this document.
ELIZABE A EGAN
Fresno County District Attorney
JOSifPHBLOHM
Chief of Kerman Police Department
Kerman Police Department
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Kingsburg Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Kingsburg Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VAW-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VAW-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Kingsburg Police Department to insure that all VA W-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to
ensure convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to officers on both a formal and informal basis.
The Kingsburg Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the
prosecution of domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County
area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Kingsburg Police Department, do hereby approve this document.
Fresno County District Attorney
DREW BESSINGER
Chief of Kingsburg Police De
Kingsburg Police Departm nt
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Marjorie Mason Center and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Marjaree Mason Center intend to work together toward the mutual goal of providing
maximum available assistance for victims of domestic violence crime residing in Fresno County.
Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women Vertical
Prosecution Program (VA W-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to participate
in the program by coordination/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VAW-VP victim advocate will coordinate with
the Marjaree Mason Center victim advocate assigned to the Fresno County Sheriff's Department to
insure that all VAW-VP victims have an advocate accompany them to each court appearance and on
other occasions where required. Therefore, if an occasion arises where the VA W-VP is unavailable, a
Marjaree Mason Center victim advocate will be available to assist VA W-VP victims in court.
Battered women's support groups will also be available to VA W-VP grant victims as provided
by the Marjaree Mason Center.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July l, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Marjaree Mason Center, do hereby approve this document.
ELIZABET
Fresno Coun
Date 6(6{\L\
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Mendota Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Mendota Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VA W-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VAW-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Mendota Police Department to insure that all VAW-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to ensure
convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to officers on both a formal and informal basis.
The Mendota Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the prosecution
of domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Mendota Police Department, do hereby approve this document.
Fresno County District Attorney
Chief of Mendota Police Department
Mendota Police Department
OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Orange Cove Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's Office
and the Orange Cove Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of prosecuting
domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic violence. Both
agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution
Program (VA W-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to participate in the program
by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VA W-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with the
Orange Cove Police Department to insure that all VAW-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to ensure
convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training available to
officers on both a fonnal and informal basis.
The Orange Cove Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the
prosecution of domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County
area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July I, 2014 through June 30, 2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and the
Orange Cove Police Department, do hereby approve this document.
Fresno County District Attorney
MA~TYRIRA
Chief of Orange Cove Police Department
Orange Cove Police Department
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Parlier Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Parlier Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VAW-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VAW-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Parlier Police Department to insure that all VA W-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to ensure
convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to officers on both a formal and informal basis.
The Parlier Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the prosecution of
domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives ofthe Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Parlier Police Department, do hereby approve this document.
Fresno County District Attorney
1/ /) aLY:
DAVID CERDA
Chief of Parlier Police Department
Parlier Police Department
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL PROSECUTION
PROGRAM
Rape Counseling Services of Fresno County
and the Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement ("agreement") is made between the Fresno County District
Attorney's Office and Rape Counseling Services of Fresno County, which consists of offices in
downtown Fresno and in Firebaugh and was formerly known as the Resource Center for Survivors of
Sexual Assault and Family Violence and the Carmen Meza Center ("RCS Fresno").
This agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and RCS Fresno
intend to work together toward the mutual goal of providing maximum available assistance for victims
of rape and sexual violence residing in Fresno County. Both agencies believe that continued
implementation of the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program (VAW-VP) will
further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to participate in the program by
coordination/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of rape and sexual
violence offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to
vertically prosecute serious offenders in rural Fresno County. The rural areas of western Fresno
County have large underserved communities of migrant workers.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VA W-VP victim advocate will coordinate with
RCS Fresno Executive Director, Monte Jewell to insure that all VAW-VP victims have a victim
advocate accompany them to each court appearance and on other occasions where required.
Therefore, if an occasion arises·where the VAW-VP is unavailable, an RCS Fresno victim advocate
will be available to assist VAW-VP victims for all cases arising in Fresno County, including rural
areas. A bilingual Spanish/English RCS Fresno victim advocate can be dispatched.
RCS Fresno will provide, upon request, counseling services to rape and sexual violence
victims in the western rural areas of Fresno County. Counseling services are available in English and
Spanish.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the ~resno, do hereb~ ap~rove this document. ELIZAB~1 Date--=-~<...._;.._j?,_~+-=~~-~-~-i-
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Reedley Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Reedley Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VA W-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VA W-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Reedley Police Department to insure that all VA W-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to ensure
convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to officers on both a formal and informal basis.
The Reedley Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the prosecution
of domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July I, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Reedley Police Department, do hereby approve this document.
EL~~
Fresno County District Attorney
eedley Police Department
olice Department
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Sanger Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Sanger Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VAW-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VA W-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Sanger Police Department to insure that all VA W-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to ensure
convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to officers on both a formal and informal basis.
The Sanger Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the prosecution
of domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Sanger Police Department, do hereby approve this document.
Date_o_~ /_?-?--_) _aa_J.._v{:_
Fresno County District Attorney
Chief of Police
Sanger Police Department
OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Selma Police Department and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and the Selma Police Department intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
prosecuting domestic violence offenders and protecting the victims from future crimes of domestic
violence. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VA W-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordinating/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VA W-VP Unit Prosecutor will coordinate with
the Selma Police Department to insure that all VA W-VP cases are thoroughly investigated to ensure
convictions. The Unit prosecutor will maintain close communications with and make training
available to officers on both a formal and informal basis.
The Selma Police Department agrees to investigate, apprehend and assist in the prosecution of
domestic violence crimes committed within their jurisdiction in the rural Fresno County area.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
the Selma Police Depa1tment, do hereby approve this document.
ELJZ~
Fresno County District Attorney
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Chief of Selma Police Department
Selma Police Department
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Westside Family Services Network and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands· as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's
Office and Westside Family Services Network intend to work together toward the mutual goal of
providing maximum available assistance for victims of domestic violence crimes residing in Fresno
County. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against Women
Vertical Prosecution Program (VAW-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency aggress to
participate in the program by coordination/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence
offenders in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically
prosecute serious domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County. The population of Huron,
California, includes a large underserved community of migrant workers.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VA W-VP victim advocate will coordinate with
the Westside Family Services Network, to insure that all VA W-VP victims have a victim advocate
accompany them to each court appearance and on other occasions where required. Therefore, if an
occasion arises where the VAW-VP is unavailable, a Westside Family Services Network victim
advocate will be available to assist VA W-VP victims in Huron, California. All Westside Family
Services Network victim advocates are bilingual in Spanish.
The Westside Family Services Network will provide, upon request, counseling services to
domestic violence victims in the city of Huron, California. Counseling services are available in
English and Spanish ..
This operational agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30,2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
theW tside Family Services Network, do hereby approve this document.
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VERTICAL
PROSECUTION PROGRAM
Community Regional Medical Center and the
Fresno County District Attorney's Office
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and
Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center dba Community Regional Medical Center intend to work
together toward the mutual goal of providing maximum available assistance for victims of domestic violence
crime residing in Fresno County. Both agencies believe that continued implementation of the Violence Against
Women Vertical Prosecution Program (VA W-VP) will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to
participate in the program by coordination/providing the following services:
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will enhance prosecution of domestic violence offenders
in rural Fresno County by assigning one prosecutor and one victim advocate to vertically prosecute serious
domestic violence offenders in rural Fresno County.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VA W-VP, will ensure that all efforts are made to protect
domestic violence victim's medical privacy.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office VA W-VP, will ensure that all efforts are made to
minimize delay in the Court process and ensure that medical staff subpoenaed for testimony are kept informed of
the Court process.
The Community Regional Medical Center agrees to provide domestic violence victims with medical
screening and reporting as provided in California Health and Safety Code 1259.5, California Penal Code
273.5(a) and California Penal Code 11160. As defined in the Community Regional Medical Center Domestic
·Violence Screening and Reporting Policy, number 18989, medical staff of Community Regional Medical Center
will notify RN/Ciinical Supervisor regarding victim's plan of care.
This operational agreement shall be effective from July I, 2014 through June 30, 2016.
We the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and the
Community Regional Medical Center, do hereby approve this document.
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Fresno County District Attorney
Craig A. W goner COO
Commum Regional Medical Center
Mittie Hi , MBA, MSN
Women and Children's Services
Community Regional Medical Center
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PROJECT SUMMARY
1. GRANT AWARD NO. 3. GRANT PERIOD
2. PROJECT TITLE Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution 7/1115 to 6/30/16
4. APPLICANT 5. GRANT AMOUNT
Name: County of Fresno
Phone: (559) 600-4447 (this is the same amount as 12G of
the Grant Award Face Sheet)
Address: 2220 Tulare Street, Suite 1000 Fax#: ( 559) 600-41 00
$ 283,862
City: Fresno Zip: 93721-2107
6. IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
Name: Fresno County District Attorney Phone: (559) 600-4447 Fax#: (559) 600-4100
Address: 2220 Tulare Street, Suite 1 000 City: Fresno Zip: 93721-2107
7. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Fresno County VAW-VP provides funding for one highly experienced level IV Deputy District Attorney to
vertically prosecute domestic violence cases in the outlying courts of Fresno County. The program will also utilize a
full time victim advocate to provide needed support to the victims of domestic violence and an investigator with at
least three years experience working in the investigation of sexual assault, domestic violence, and/or stalking.
8. PROBLEM STATEMENT
Fresno County's cultural diversity, large rural population, and challenging economic factors pose a barrier to effective
prosecution of domestic violence crimes, especially crimes affecting the underserved victims in the rural areas. In
light of the current drought, unemployment has increased in the agricultural industry, adding stress within families,
and increasing the number of domestic violence cases in the rural areas. Fresno County has an alarmingly high
incidence of DV related crime. Between January 1st, 2014 and January 1, 2014, Fresno County District Attorney's
office reviewed 2,067 Felony Domestic Violence filing requests and filed 131 o Felony Domestic Violence cases.
9. OBJECTIVES
1. Increase prosecution and conviction rates of violent crimes against women, including domestic violence,
sexual assault, dating violence and stalking, by accepting 35-45 cases per grant year.
2. Achieve vertical prosecution standards as measured by the number of cases to be prosecuted in each of
the categories: True; Major Stage; Unit.
3. Ensure minimization of trauma to victims of specified crimes as measured in advocate employee direct
services or referrals to local victim service agencies. During the grant period, the victim advocate will
provide services to 35-45 victims.
4. During the grant period, the assigned prosecutor and victim advocate will attend multidisciplinary
Project Summary-Cal OES 2-150 (Revised 11/2013)
10. ACTIVITIES
Activity 1: Prosecute a total of 35-45 cases.
Activity 2: Strive for True Vertical prosecution on majority of cases, by tracking, filing, & setting future
court dates. Major Stage and Unit prosecution will be utilized only when scheduling conflicts
Activity 3A: Contact victims within 5 days of case acceptance to the VAWA unit.
Activity 38: Provide victim services including support, transportation, educational materials, and agency
referrals.
Activity 4: VAWA prosecutor and victim advocate will host and attend a Rural Roundtable meeting
quarterly.
11. EVALUATION (if applicable) 12. NUMBER OF CLIENTS
(if applicable)
13. PROJECT BUDGET
(these are the same amounts as on Personal Operating
Budget Pages) Services Expenses Equipment TOTAL
$283,862 $0 $0 $283,862
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Totals: $283,862 $0 $0 $283,862
Project Summary-Cal OES 2-150 (Revised 11/2013)
OTHER FUNDING SOURCES
Complete this form to report the total funds available to support the activities related to
accomplishing the goals and objectives of the Grant Award Agreement. In the "Grant
Funds" column, report the Cal OES funds requested by category. In the "Other Funds"
column, report all other funds available to support the project by category and then
calculate the totals by category in the "Program Total" column. Total each column to
arrive at the total program funds available.
OTHER FUNDING SOURCES (Enter numbers without $ or decimal points.)
GRANT FUNDS
BUDGET CATEGORY (Use only the grant fimds OTHER FUNDS PROGRAM
identified in the TOTAL
preceding budget pages.)
Personal Services 212,897 70,965 $283,862
Operating Expenses 0 $0
Equipment 0 0 $0
TOTAL $212,897 $70,965 $283,862
This form does not become part of the grant award.
Other Funding Sources-Cal OES 2-151 (Revised 7/2013)
PRIOR, CURRENT AND PROPOSED Cal OES FUNDING
List all currently funded Cal OES projects and all Cal OES grants awarded to the applicant
during the last five fiscal years. Include the fiscal year of operation, the grant number and the
amount of Cal OES funding. For current and proposed grants that include positions funded by
more than one Cal OES grant, list these personnel by title and the percentage of the position
funded by Cal OES. The percentage of funding must not exceed 100 percent for any one
individual.
Example
FISCAL GRANT GRANT PERSONNEL PERCENTAGE
YEAR NUMBER AMOUNT BY TITLE PAID BY Cal OES
2005-06 DC05160010 $50,000 Project Director 25%
2005-06 CE05089504 $67,000 Project Director 25%
2005-06 MS05040550 $68,000 Project Director 50%
PRIOR, CURRENT AND PROPOSED Cal OES FUNDING
%oFCaiOES
FISCAL YEAR GRANT NUMBER GRANT AMOUNT PERSONNEL BY mLE FUNDING
2014-15 W14060100 212,897 Deputy District Attorney 75%
2014-15 W14060100 Victim/Witness AdvocatE 75%
2014-15 W14060100 Senior DA Investigator 18%
2013-14 W13050100 215,488 Deputy District Attorney 75%
2013-14 W13050100 Victim/Witness AdvocatE 75%
2013-14 W13050100 Senior DA Investigator 31%
2012-13 W12040100 184,238 Deputy District Attorney 71%
2012-13 W12040100 Victim/Witness AdvocatE 60%
2012-13 W12040100 Senior DA Investigator 30%
Prior, Current and Proposed Cal OES Funding 2-152 (Revised 7/2013)
PROJECT SERVICE AREA INFORMATION
1. COUNTY OR COUNTIES SERVED: Enter the name(s) of the county or counties
served by the project. Put an asterisk where the project's principal office is
located.
Fresno*
2. U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT(S): Enter the number(s) of the U.S.
Congressional District(s) which the project serves. Put an asterisk for the district
where the project's principal office is located.
18th District
19th District
20th District*
21st District
3. STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT(S): Enter the number(s) of the State Assembly
District(s} which the project serves. Put an asterisk for the district where the
project's principal office is located.
23rd District
31st District*
4. STATE SENATE DISTRICT(S): Enter the number(s} of the State Senate
District(s} that the project serves. Put an asterisk for the district where the
project's principal office is located.
14th District
16th District*
5. POPULATION OF SERVICE AREA: Enter the total population of the area
served by the project.
955,272
This approvals signature page relates to a State of California Grant
Application/Agreement for the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program,
Law Enforcement and Victim Services Division, Governor's Office of Emergency
Services which Application is made by COUNTY OF FRESNO, a Political Subdivision of
the State of California, on behalf of which the FRESNO COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY PUBLIC ADMINSTRATOR'S OFFICE is acting. The Grant period runs from
July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016.
EFFECTIVE as of the date set forth in the referenced Application/Agreement.
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
DANIEL CEDERBORG, COUNTY
COUNSEL
By:~:Tik£ uty
APPROVED AS TO ACCOUNTING
FORM: VICKI CROW, C.P.A.
AUDITOR-CONTROLLERITREASURER-
T AX COLLECTOR
By:
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Organization 2860
Fund 0001
Subclass 10000
Account 4375
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED
FOR APPROVAL: LISA A.
SMITTCAMP, DISTRICT A DORNEY-
PUBLIC ADMISTRA TOR
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