Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Use of District-Discretionary Measure K Funds - Supervisorial Districts 1 and 3
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution:
A) Authorizing the use of district-discretionary Measure K funds, not to exceed $160,000 evenly split between Districts 1 and 3, to allow the District Attorney's Office to establish and fund a Human Trafficking Cybercrimes Unit Pilot Program in the District Attorney's Office; and
B) Authorizing and approving the Human Trafficking Cybercrimes Unit Pilot Program and authorizing the District Attorney, or designee, to oversee implementation of the program.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is the half-cent general sales tax initially approved by San Mateo County voters in November 2012 and extended in November 2016 for a total of thirty years.
The Board of Supervisors (Board) held study sessions on Measure K expenditures and approved funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 budget cycle, divided equally among the five supervisorial districts, for one-time district-discretionary needs and projects. Districts 1 and 3 have submitted a request to use their district-discretionary Measure K funds as shown below and described in the Project Summary section of this memorandum:
District/Project
Amount
District 1 (Supervisor Speier) and 3 (Supervisor Mueller) - Implement a Human Trafficking Cybercrimes Unit Pilot Program in the District Attorney's Office.
$160,000
This item is consistent with the criteria for district-discretionary Measure K funds approved by the Board in December 2018.
PROJECT SUMMARY:
Human trafficking is among the world's fastest growing criminal enterprises and is estimated to be a $150 billion-a-year global industry. Human trafficking, a form of modern-day slavery, profits from the exploitation of our most vulnerable populations. Human trafficking is the ac...
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