TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, ICMA-CM, City Manager
FROM: Kemberle Braden, Chief of Police
Kimberly Leonard, CLGBO, CLGFO, CPA, MPA, Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: January 8, 2024
RE:
Title
Adoption of Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2024-12 to Appropriate the FY23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 1: Safe and Secure Community
Executive Summary:
The City has been awarded grant funding for fiscal years 2023-2026 from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. Council is asked to adopt Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2024-12 to accept the FY23 grant funding and appropriate $119,912 needed to increase operational efficiency, improve officer safety and upgrade safety equipment. The grant will be used for C50 Avon gas masks to improve communication and add protection to the operators against exposure to substances such as fentanyl. Additionally, the funds will be used for rifle flashlight equipment, a breaching robot to reduce safety threats and a 28 bay cell phone charging locker for evidence extraction purposes.
Background:
The Justice Assistance Grant Program furthers the US DOJ's mission by assisting state, local and tribal efforts to prevent or reduce crime and violence. Grant funds can be used for a wide variety of law enforcement programs.
As the fiscal agent for this grant, Cumberland County submitted an application to the US DOJ on behalf of the County and City. The total amount of the award is $239,824, allocated to the County and City in the amounts of $119,912 each.
The grant award for Fayetteville Police Department funds the purchase of replacement and upgraded gas masks for improving communication and safety, Modlite systems (Rifle Flashlights) for the purpose of allowing operators to positively identify persons, a Transcend Breaching Robot f...
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