Title
RESOLUTION NO. 5148 NEW SERIES
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE ENTERING INTO AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE FY 2016 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM AWARD (AWARD NO. 2016-DJ-BX-1008) FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $86,509 ON BEHALF OF THE GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Staff Contact: Rick St. John, Interim Police Chief
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program award, number 2016-DJ-BX-1008, on behalf of the Glendale Police Department in the approximate amount of $86,509 from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, and enter into a grant award agreement.
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Background
The Glendale Police Department has accepted funding from the Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Program annually since 2005. In honor of the New York police officer who died in the line of duty, the Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The JAG Program provides states and units of local government with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution and court programs, prevention and education programs, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, crime victim and witness initiatives, and planning, evaluation and technology improvement programs.
JAG funds may be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, strategic planning, research and evaluation (including forensics), data collection, training, personnel, equipment, forensic laboratories, supplies, contractual support, and criminal justice information systems tha...
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