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Ordinance in the Amount of $209,245 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 2017
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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 2017 funding of $209,245. This is a disparate allocation and will be assigned as follows: Greensboro Police Department ($113,616); Guilford County Sheriff's Department ($53,206); and the High Point Police Department ($42,423). The Greensboro Police Department will be the lead/fiscal agency for the FY 17 JAG for the award period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2020. It is requested that City Council approve the ordinance.
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 receive $142,020, less 20% disparity to Guilford County Sheriff’s Department, for a total of $113,616. The GPD will use the funds for officer equipment for the department.
The High Point Police Department will receive $53,029, less 20% disparity to Guilford County Sheriff’s Department, for a total of $42,423.20. They will use the funds to purchase in-car cameras for patrol vehicles. The High Point Police Department currently has 30 patrol vehicles that have aging in-car cameras. The funds will be used to purchase nine new digital in-car cameras at a cost of $46,530.00. Additional cost of $4,106.80 will be paid from the department’s North Carolina State tax proceeds.
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department will receive $14,196 plus 20% disparity Greensboro and High Point Police Departments for a total of $53,205.80. The department will use the funds for the purchase of one fully outfitted, marked patrol vehicle.
BUDGET IMPACT:
This is a reimbursable grant; no match required. The funds will be housed in grant account #220-3587-01. Any expenses exceeding the JAG funding will be absorbed by each agency’s budget. Expense reimbursement requests will be processed quarterly and dispersed to the partnering agencies upon receipt of funds by the City of Greensboro from the Office of Justice Programs.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
The police department requests City Council’s consideration to adopt the associated budget ordinance for the Appropriation of Federal Grant Funds for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Allotment FY 2017 in the amount of $209,245, the total grant amount to be distributed to the three law enforcement agencies on a reimbursement basis.