TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, ICMA-CM, City Manager
FROM: Kemberle J. Braden, Chief of Police
Kimberly Leonard, CLGBO, CLGFO, CPA, MPA,
Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: June 10, 2024
RE:
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Adoption of Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance Amendment 2024-12 to Adjust the Appropriation of the 2021 Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Grant as funded by an Award from the Governor's Crime Commission of NC Department of Public Safety
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 1: Safe and Secure Community
Executive Summary:
Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance Amendment (SROA) 2024-12 reduces the appropriation in SRO 2023-11 of federal funds, passed through the Governor's Crime Commission (GCC) of North Carolina Department of Public Safety, for Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention. The funding awarded has been reduced from $71,112 to $48,121. This reduction of $22,991 was made due to a lack of funds being utilized in Year 1.
Background:
Annually, the Governor's Crime Commission awards state and federal grants to North Carolina Law Enforcement, governmental bodies and related non-profit agencies. The GCC serves as the State Administering Agency (SAA), the executive branch agency designated to apply for federal criminal justice funding from the US Department of Justice on behalf of the State. The federal funds, along with state appropriated funds, are distributed to state and local criminal justice agencies and non-profits through a grant application process voted on annually by the Commission.
The Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) was initially awarded $71,112. Council adopted SRO 2023-11 on March 23, 2023 to allocate this funding to the FPD Youth Empowerment and Safety Program (YES). This program provides a pro-social approach to juvenile prevention and intervention as well as a Hospital Based Violence Intervention Program, providing community ...
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