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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Ratifying The Submission Of An Application To The Department Of Justice Office Of Community Oriented Policing Services For The 2021 Law Enforcement Mental Health And Wellness Act Grant; Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Accept The Grant In The Amount Of $37,500.00; Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute All Applicable Grant Documents; Amending the Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget.
Strategic Plan Focus
Public Safety
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Police Department submitted an application to the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services for the 2021 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (“LEMHWA”) grant and has been awarded $37,500.00. The purpose of the LEMHWA grant program is to improve the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement through training and technical assistance, demonstration projects, and implementation of promising practices related to peer mentoring programs that are national in scope.
The grant funds will be utilized to hire Crisis Management, LLC to provide their nationally acclaimed Law Enforcement Resiliency and Peer Support training course to the Hollywood Police Department Peer Support Team and allow the members of the Peer Support Team to obtain a Certificate of Specialized Training in Resiliency and Peer Support. The grants funds will also allow 8 officers from the Police Department to attend the annual Public Safety Peer Support Association conference in San Diego, California.
Fiscal Impact:
If approved, grant funding in the amount of $37,500.00 will be appropriated in the FY 2022 Operating Budget of the Police Grants Fund (113) as detailed in Exhibit 1.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Chris O’Brien, Chief of Police
George R. Keller, Jr., CPPT, Deputy City Manager