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Amending the 2021 budget by adding the 2019 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG).
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department has been awarded the 2019 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) and this grant was accepted on (RES 19-1718); and
WHEREAS, this grant provides funds to support all components of the criminal justice system, from multi-jurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, serving as the fiscal agent for this award, will share the grant funds with one disparate jurisdiction within Ramsey County and each jurisdiction’s allocation will be used for activities and projects that will provide meaningful and measurable outcomes consistent with the goals of the grant; and
WHEREAS, the department was awarded $241,145 for the grant term through September 30, 2022; and
WHEREAS, a 2021 financing and spending plan needs to be established; 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 funds of $241,145 in excess of those estimated in the 2021 budget and recommends the following changes; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that council authorizes the City of Saint Paul to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and approves these changes to the 2021 budget.