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Ordinance in the Amount of $191,755 Amending the State, Federal, and Other Grants Fund Budget for the Appropriation of Federal Grant Funds for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Allotment FY 2015
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Department: Police
Council District: All
Public Hearing: NA
Advertising Date/By: NA
Contact 1 and Phone: Capt. JW Thompson, 373-7543
Contact 2 and Phone: Stephanie Moore, 373-2352
PURPOSE:
Collectively, the City of Greensboro, City of High Point and Guilford County have been awarded Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program FY 2015 funding for $191,755. This is a disparate allocation and will be assigned as follows: the City of Greensboro $103,460; City of High Point $39,974; and Guilford County $48,321. The Greensboro Police Department will serve as the lead/fiscal agency for the FY 15 JAG for the award period of October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2018.
In accordance with current City fiscal procedures to accept this grant, approval of a budget ordinance is also required by City Council.
BACKGROUND:
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program awards are authorized by 42 U.S.C. ? 3751(a). They are formula-based, non-competitive federal criminal justice funds which do not require a match. JAG allocations are based on violent crime and population and the local unit of government award allocations are based on their proportion of the state's 3-year violent crime average.
The Greensboro Police Department will use their allocation of $103,460 to purchase two patrol vehicles; thereby, increasing the department's fleet. Additional fleet vehicles (specifically patrol cars) are a need given the redistribution of patrol and community response team personnel related to the implementation of the department's Neighborhood Oriented Policing (NOP) Plan.
The High Point Police Department will use their allocation of $39,974 to purchase 9 in-car cameras. HPPD is presently...
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