SUBSTITUTE
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Police Services
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All Commission Districts
FY18 Bulletproof Vest Program (BVP), $67,179.88
Body
Information Contact: James W. Conroy, Chief of Police
Phone Number: 770-724-7440
PURPOSE:
•To consider approving the FY18 Bulletproof Vest Program (BVP) Grant from the US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs; and
•To consider accepting $67,179.88 from the US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and appropriating that amount to the Grant Fund along with appropriating the required match of $67,179.88 to the respective match fund for spending in compliance with the grantor’s requirements; and
•To consider authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute the necessary documents.
NEED/IMPACT:
The Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program helps protect the lives of law enforcement officers by assisting state, local, and tribal governments equip their officers with vests. The program pays up to 50% of the cost of vests purchased by jurisdictions. The Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office will share $67,179.88. The grant and matching funds are to be distributed as outlined below.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The grant and matching funds are to be distributed as follows:
Department Grant Funds Match Funds Match Funding Stream Total
Sheriff’s Office $26,200.15 $26,200.15 03210.531107.100 $ 52,400.30
Police Dept. $40,979.73 $40,979.73 04693.573053.274 $ 81,959.46
Total $67,179.88 $67,179.88 $134,359.76
Position(s) created: There are no positions created by this funding.
Effective dates: October 1, 2018 to August 31, 2020
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
•To approve the FY18 Bulletproof Vest Program (BVP) Grant from the US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs; and •To accept $67,179.88 from the US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and appropriate that amount to the Grant Fund along with appropriating the required match of $67,179.88 to the respective match fund for spending in compliance with the grantor’s requirements; and •To authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all the necessary documents.