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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Ratifying The Submission Of An Application To U.S. Department Of Justice For The FY 21 Body-Worn Camera Policy And Implementation Program To Support Law Enforcement Agencies Grant For The Purchase Of Body Cameras And Associated Equipment; Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Accept, If Awarded, The Grant In An Approximate Amount Of $650,000.00; Authorizing The In-Kind Match Requirement In An Approximate Amount Of $650,288.00; Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute All Applicable Grant Documents.
Strategic Plan Focus
Public Safety
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The purpose of the FY 2021 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies Grant is to fund the purchase of body-worn cameras. Law enforcement agencies across the country and worldwide are using body-worn cameras as a promising tool to improve law enforcement interactions with the public.
Fiscal Impact:
If awarded, grant funding in the amount of $650,000.00 will be appropriated in the FY 2022 budget on a future budget amendment. The required in-kind match requirement of $650,288.00 will be met with personnel services that are currently included in the FY 2022 operating budget and will be requested in subsequent years. This grant application is an additional resource that can be drawn on if proposed legislative appropriation does not become available.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Chris O’Brien, Chief of Police
George R. Keller, Jr., CPPT, Deputy City Manager for Public Safety