TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Cale Curtis, City Manager
DATE: October 20, 2021
Title
RESOLUTION - APPROVING A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF $348,691.00 OF SURPLUS FEDERAL FUNDS FROM FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT-COUNTYWIDE (JAG-C) PROGRAM TO BROWARD COUNTY FOR THE BROWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP DIVISION. THIS IS A REVISED REQUEST AS THE ORIGINAL LETTER OF SUPPORT, PASSED BY RESOLUTION IN MAY 2021, WAS REVISED TO REFLECT THE REALLOCATED DISTRIBUTION AMOUNTS AS DICTATED BY THE COUNTY.
BACKGROUND:
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant-Countywide (JAG-C) is a program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and in Florida by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). Program funds can be used to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system throughout Broward County.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
CONTACT PERSON: Joseph Galaska, Acting Chief of Police