Currently the Annual Salary Ordinance does not include the three positions in the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office that would be funded by the subject grant.

This ordinance would authorize the Chief Medical Examiner to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,086,740.83 from the California Department of Public Health to fund three positions through June 30, 2028.

The grant will provide enhanced forensic toxicology services to monitor novel psychoactive substances (NPS) prevalence and perform assessment studies with subsequent reporting to policymakers and stakeholders.

San Francisco’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has applied for and expects to receive a grant to provide enhanced forensic toxicology services, which includes monitoring the prevalence of novel psychoactive substances and performing assessment studies for policy-maker and stakeholder reporting.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is authorized to maximize the use of available grant funds on program expenditures by not including indirect costs in the grant budget and by waiving indirect costs. Additionally, the Board of Supervisors authorizes the Office or its designee to furnish any additional information or assurances requested by CDPH, execute agreements or documents, and take any other steps necessary to accept, distribute, and expend the grant funds.

There is insufficient information in the provided excerpts to describe the accountability measures. Typically, accountability would include mechanisms for reporting on the use of grant funds, compliance with grant conditions, and evaluation of program effectiveness. For further details, additional text from the legislation or related documents would need to be explored.