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Ordinance in the Amount of $204,515 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 2016
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Department: Police
Council District: All
Public Hearing: NA
Advertising Date/By: NA
Contact 1 and Phone: Chief Wayne Scott, 373-2085
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 2016 funding totaling $204,515. This is a disparate allocation and will be assigned as follows: the City of Greensboro $111,519; City of High Point $41,454; and Guilford County $51,542. The Greensboro Police Department will serve as the lead/fiscal agency for the FY 16 JAG for the award period of October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2019.
The grant will be approved by the Budget and Evaluation Director and City Manager in accordance with the City Grants Policy. 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 (GPD) will use the apportioned FY 16 JAG funds for a patrol vehicle and a Special Response Team (SRT) Robot. Part of the GPD's implementation of Neighborhood Oriented Policing (NOP) included redrawing the police districts and realignment of personnel, thus creating the need for patrol vehicles. The SRT falls under the GPD's Special Operations Division. T...
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