File #: 2020-1115    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Consent
File created: 9/14/2020 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 10/13/2020 Final action: 10/13/2020
Title: Commission District(s): All Commission Districts FY 2021 Metro Atlanta Multi-Jurisdictional DUI Task Force (HEAT) Grant, $39,625.60
Indexes: Grant
Attachments: 1. 2021HEAT_AwardNotificationEmail, 2. 2021HEAT_ProjectAndBudget, 3. FY21HEAT_GrantTermsAndConditions

                                    

Public Hearing:  YES      NO                                                   Department: Police Services                                     

 

SUBJECT:

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Commission District(s): All Commission Districts

FY 2021 Metro Atlanta Multi-Jurisdictional DUI Task Force (HEAT) Grant, $39,625.60

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Information Contact: Mirtha V. Ramos, Chief of Police

Phone Number: (770) 724-7433

 

PURPOSE:

•To consider approving the FY 2021 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for the Metro Atlanta Multi-Jurisdictional DUI (HEAT) Task Force; and
•To consider accepting $39,625.60, from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and appropriating that amount to the Grant Fund along with appropriating the required match of $158,502.40, to the match fund (04693.611250.274) for spending in compliance with the grantor’s requirements, and
•To consider authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute all the necessary documents.

 

NEED/IMPACT:

This is a renewal grant of the DUI and Aggressive Driving Enforcement partnership between the DeKalb County Police Department and the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.  These funds will be used for salaries as well as operating, training, and travel expenses incurred for Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (HEAT) operations by DeKalb Police Department officers.  Activities are directed towards combating aggressive and impaired driving.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The grant and matching funds are to be distributed as follows:

Department                                          Grant Funds                                          Match Funds                               Match Funding Stream                     Total

Police                                                               $39,625.60                                          $158,502.40                               04693.611250.274                                          $198,128.00

 

Position(s) created:  There are no positions created by this funding.

Effective dates:  October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommended Action

•To approve the FY 2021 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for the Metro Atlanta Multi-Jurisdictional DUI (HEAT) Task Force; and •To accept $39,625.60, from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and appropriate that amount to the Grant Fund along with appropriating the required match of $158,502.40, to the match fund (04693.611250.274) for spending in compliance with the grantor’s requirements, and •To authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all the necessary documents.