Title
A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Apply For And If Awarded, Accept COPS Community Policing Development 2016 Grant Funds From The United States Department Of Justice To Defray The Cost Of Community Policing Initiatives, To Include Costs Associated With Overtime, Costs Associated With Problem-Oriented Policing Training And Travel, Research Evaluation And Equipment Related To The Program In An Amount Not To Exceed $125,364.00; Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute Any And All Applicable Grant Documents And Agreements; And, If Awarded, Recognizing Operating Revenues, Authorizing Budgetary Adjustments, Expenditures, And Transfers As Detailed In Exhibit 1 To The Police Grant Fund (Fund 13) For FY 2017; And Authorizing The Department Of Financial Services To Establish Account(s) As May Be Needed.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
This Resolution seeks authorization for the appropriate City Officials to apply for a non-matching “Community Policing Development” grant. This grant, which is offered through the United States Department of Justice, does not require the expenditure of City funds. If the grant is awarded, the Police Department will use the funds for training, overtime, equipment purchases, and community-oriented research.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Dr. Wazir Ishmael, City Manager
Mel Standley, Assistant City Manager of Public Safety
Tomas Sanchez, Chief of Police