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Authorizing the City on behalf of the Police Department to accept and amend the 2022 Special Fund Budget for a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program.
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Whereas, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department (SPPD) has been awarded a Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program grant from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, in the amount of $1,500,000 for a term of March 15, 2022 through March 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, this grant will be used to help cover costs of the SPPD’s Law Enforcement Career Path Academy (LECPA), which provides an opportunity for nontraditional candidates to complete the requirements for a career in law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the 2022 financing and spending plans need to be amended and activity budget added for these funds; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation total revenues in excess of those estimated in the budget, funds of $1,500,000 in the Special Fund; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor that $1,500,000 is available for appropriation in the Police Department Special Fund, as heretofore adopted and amended by this Council, be hereby further amended in the particulars as specified in the attached financial analysis.