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Ordinance in the Amount of $250,000 Amending State, Federal and Other Grants Fund Budget for a Federal Forfeiture Grant for GPD's Service Side Arm Grant
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Department: Police
Council District: All
Public Hearing: NA
Advertising Date/By: NA
Contact 1 and Phone: Chief Wayne Scott, 373-2010
Contact 2 and Phone: Stephanie Moore, 373-2352
PURPOSE:
The Greensboro Police Department has received funds from the Department of Justice Equitable Sharing Program in the amount of $250,000, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 881 (e). The department wishes to use the grant funds to replace aging inventory of service side arms. Approval of the budget ordinance is requested from the Greensboro City Council in accordance with current city fiscal procedures.
BACKGROUND:
Title 21, United States Code, Section 881 (e) allows local law enforcement agencies to share in the proceeds from the sale of seized assets and cash from certain criminal investigations. The Police Department has received proceeds from the Department of Justice Equitable Sharing Program based upon the Police Department's involvement in the originating investigations and/or arrests which generate the seizures. The funds must be spent solely on law enforcement purposes by the law enforcement agency. Sharing will be withheld from any agency where federal equitable sharing funds are transferred to non-law enforcement agencies or expended for non-law enforcement purposes.
The Police Department wishes to use these funds to replace the department's service side arms which are not included in their general fund budget. The department's inventory of side arms is aging and in need of costly repairs. Furthermore, the vendor is taking the current side arms as trade, resulting in significant and material savings. The new equipment offers advanced technology, such as its lighter and more durable polymer construct, striker-fired single-action for increased accuracy and...
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