To: Delrico J. Loyd, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: David Leyton, Prosecutor
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RE: Approval of the 2027 Auto Theft Grant Renewal, in the amount of $83,448.05, for the period October 1, 2026-September 30, 2027
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Authorization to accept the annual Auto Theft & Fraud Prosecution grant from the Automobile Theft Prevention Authority - Michigan State Police.
BACKGROUND:
The Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA), a division of the Michigan State Police, is accepting grant applications for FY2027. The ATPA provides grants to assist with the investigation and prosecution of cases involving automobile theft and related offenses. The Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office has relied on this grant for the partial funding of its Auto Theft and Fraud Prosecution Unit for the past 37 years.
DISCUSSION:
This grant provides 35% funding for the salaries and benefits of those assistant prosecutors and secretaries assigned to the grant, minus longevity and post-retirement costs. Staffing will be comprised of four (4) assistant prosecutors, each of whom will contribute 25% of their time toward this project and two (2) secretaries each contributing 25% of their time. This formula is intended to be the equivalent of one full-time prosecutor and one part-time secretary, which is how this grant used to be set up years ago. This staffing arrangement is intended to allow us some flexibility so the staff can switch to other priorities day-to-day as necessary. In addition to salaries and fringes, this grant will also cover Michigan Bar Association dues for one APA, miscellaneous office supplies, copier costs and an office phone.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There will be no need to go through a hiring process as this grant will partially fund existing positions.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The total budget for this grant project is $238,423 which includes salaries and fringes (minus Post Retirement), membership to the Michigan Bar Association, and miscellaneous costs for office supplies, phone and copier. The grantor will provide 35% matching funds for a total grant award of $83,448 with the County’s portion being $154,975. The personnel assigned to this grant are attorneys and secretaries who are already established in our budget so this grant award provides a significant offset to our costs.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The ATPA grant money advances the priority of safe communities by adding resources to address auto thefts, title fraud and violent crimes such as carjackings. These grant funds also tie into the County’s value of service by giving us more resources to provide prompt, efficient and competent service to victims of crime while at the same time helping secure the County’s financial stability by providing funds that otherwise would have come from the County’s general fund.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to authorize accepting a grant award from the Auto Theft Prevention Authority, a division of the Michigan State Police, to help fund the Prosecutor’s Auto Theft Unit, in the amount of $83,448.05 for the period commencing October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documentation being on file with the official records of the September 16, 2026 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board).