TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Samuel A. May, City Manager
DATE: May 1, 2019
Title
APPROVING THE PARTIAL FUNDING OF THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT TO BE HELD AUGUST 6, 2019, TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN CRIME PREVENTION AND POLICE-COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIRIT AND POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND TO ENCOURAGE NEIGHBORHOOD CAMARADERIE AS PART OF THE FIGHT FOR SAFER STREETS; PROVIDING FOR FUNDING, NOT TO EXCEED $23,000, FROM THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND; PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM GENERAL FUND AND DONATIONS.
BACKGROUND:
National Night Out Against Crime (NNO) will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, and has been extraordinarily successful in promoting involvement in crime and drug prevention activities and awareness, strengthening safe neighborhood spirit and police-community relations and encouraging neighborhood camaraderie as part of the fight for safer streets. On August 6th, from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M., the City of Margate Police Department will be celebrating its 19th Annual National Night Out which will be improved, enhanced and updated this year with new initiatives and programs.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval
FISCAL IMPACT: $23,000.00 - Funded through the State Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
Balanced to be paid from budgeted General Funds and donations
CONTACT PERSON: Jonathan Shaw, Chief of Police