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File #: HCC-56-FY22    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Passed
File created: 8/25/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/20/2021 Final action: 9/20/2021
Title: FY22 Grant Appropriation: Police Recruitment and Retention
Sponsors: City Administrator
Indexes: Grant
Attachments: 1. PRAR Grant

Submitted by: Michelle Dunklee                     

Submitting Department: Police

Agenda Section: Consent

 

Item Title:

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FY22 Grant Appropriation: Police Recruitment and Retention

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Suggested Action:

recommendation

I move that the Mayor and Council accept and appropriate, in the FY22 budget, a grant award from the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention in the amount of $127,145.00 for recruitment and retention of Police Officers.

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Summary Background:

The City of Hyattsville Police Department’s Recruitment and Retention (PRAR) initiative assists in attracting and maintaining qualified sworn law enforcement officers. The City of Hyattsville is a recognized law enforcement agency that conducts investigations, recruits, and retains its officers. The grant funds offered in the PRAR funding opportunity will help our agency provide incentives and innovative ways to hire and keep sworn personnel.

 

Next Steps:

Council approval and appropriation into the budget

 

Fiscal Impact:

$127,145.00

 

City Administrator Comments:

Recommend approval

 

Community Engagement:

None

 

Strategic Goals:

Goal 3 - Promote a Safe and Vibrant Community

 

Legal Review Required?

Complete