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Authorizing the Police Department (“SPPD”) to accept a Grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS), Intensive Comprehensive Police Officer Education and Training (ICPOET) Program.
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WHEREAS, the Police Department received approval to apply for this grant (RES 24-919); and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) has awarded the SPPD funding from the Intensive Comprehensive Police Officer Education and Training (ICPOET) Program SPPD for $250,000; and
WHEREAS, the grant provides funds to employ five qualified individuals and cover their expenses as they complete requirements to become a law enforcement officer as part of cohorts that start in March 2025; and
WHEREAS, there is no matching fund requirement for this award; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the council accepts this grant.