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From: `Lee Dean, Chief of Police Subject: Resolution of the City of San Bernardino
authorizing the expenditure of $20,000 in
Dept: salary/benefit savings from the Police
Department's general fund budget to fund
Date: L -JOINAL the FY 1996/97 local cash match portion of
the second allotment of (11) Police Officer
pose ions provided by the COPS Universa
Synopsis of Previous Council action: Hiring Program Grant.
June 6, 1996
Resolution of #96-149 authorizing the Chief of Police to submit a COPS Universal Hiring Grant
proposal.
September 24, 1996
Resolution #96-291 authorizing the expenditure of $70,000 in AB 3229 (Citizens' Option for
Public Safety Program) funding for the first year grant City cash match.
Recommended motion:
Adopt resolution.
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Signature
Contact person: Captain Robert Curtis Phone: 384-5606
Supporting data attached: Yes Ward:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: $20,000
Salary/Benefits
Source: (Acct. No.) 001-211/224-5011
Acct. Description)
Finance:
Council Notes:
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75-0262 Agenda Item No. - 3�,
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
On August 2, 1996, the Police Department was awarded a COPS Universal Hiring
Program Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS). The grant provided funding for eleven (11) additional
police officer positions for three years to be utilized for community policing
activities. The total grant award amounted to $2,273,964 with DOJ paying 90%
or $2,046,568. The department received a partial waiver of the local
match/maximum funds per officer that lowered the city's cash match to 10% or
$227,396 paid over three years. The first year local match of approximately
$70,000 will be funded from the department's AB 3229 (Citizens' Option for Public
Safety) allocation. The City Council approved this expenditure with the passage
of Resolution #96-291.
DOJ asked us to provide a four-year forecast of our future requests for additional
grant officers funded by the COPS Universal Hiring Program. We projected
requesting eleven (11) officers in FY 1997/98, ten (10) officers in FY 1998/99 and
ten (10) officers in FY 1999/2000 for a total of 42 officers.
On September 26, 1996, we received notification that DOJ was prepared to fund
our FY 1997/98 allotment of 11 additional grant officers effective October 1, 1996.
DOJ extended our partial waiver to cover all 22 positions. We will receive an
additional $2,046,568 in federal funding for a total of $4,093,136. The city's local
match for the second allotment of 11 grant officers will be $227,396. The total
local match for 22 grant officers will be $454,792 paid over three years.
We estimate that in FY 1996/97 we will need to fund a maximum of $20,000 for
our local match for the second allotment of 11 grant officers. These positions will
be filled after the first 11 grant positions. We anticipate that all 11 positions will
be filled between March 1 , 1997 and June 30, 1997.
We are proposing that the $20,000 cash match for FY 1996/97 be funded out of
salary/benefit savings from the police department's General Fund budget. It is
anticipated that more than enough salary/benefit savings will be accrued by the
end of FY 1996/97 to cover this cost.
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