Submitted by: Allison Weikel
Submitting Department: Police Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Item Title:
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FY25 Budget Appropriation: COPS Hiring Program Grant
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Suggested Action:
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I move that the Mayor and Council accept and appropriate into the FY25 Budget, the COPS Hiring Grant award in the amount of $1,000,000 to hire eight (8) entry-level officers.
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Summary Background:
The Police Department was awarded grant funds in the amount of $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of CHP awards include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity of agency to engage in community policing activities.
The FY25 COPS Hiring Program funds will enable the Department to hire eight (8) additional new officers over a three-year period. Each position is awarded $125,000, to include entry-level salary and fringe benefits, over a three-year funding period. Funding under this program will support three (3) years of officer salaries within a five-year period of performance to accommodate time needed for recruitment and hiring. There is a 12-month retention requirement for each officer hired.
Next Steps:
Accept and appropriate grant funding
Fiscal Impact:
$1,000,000 grant funds received
City Administrator Comments:
Recommends approval.
Community Engagement:
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Strategic Goals:
Goal 4 - Foster Excellence in all City Operations
Legal Review Required?
N/A