TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Samuel A. May, City Manager
DATE: January 31, 2018
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APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE AGREEMENT AND FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY-ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES, 2017 COPS HIRING PROGRAM (CHP) GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000.00 FOR THE THREE YEAR AWARD PERIOD BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1, 2017 THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2020.
BACKGROUND:
The Margate Police Department recently applied for the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2017 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Grant. The City was recently awarded this grant for four additional officers providing $500,000 in federal funds over a three-year period. The CHP Grant provides funding for the Margate Police Department to hire up to four (4) additional police officers in an effort to increase its community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval
FISCAL IMPACT: Grant funds received to be deposited in Revenue Account 001-0000-331.20-05.
CONTACT PERSON: Dana E. Watson, Chief of Police