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Authorizing the Police Department to accept a grant in the amount of $5,626 from the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety, for the National Forensic Science Improvement grant.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department (SPPD) wishes to enter into a grant agreement with the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety, Office of Justice Programs for the National Forensic Sciences Improvement 2016 in the amount of $5,626 for a term of October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the grant will help fund training and equipment for improving the department’s forensic services unit; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 financing and spending plan needs to be amended 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 funds of $5,626 in excess of those estimated in the 2016 budget and recommends the changes as follows; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that council accepts this grant and authorizes the City of Saint Paul to enter into, and Chief Thomas Smith to implement the attached agreement with the State of Minnesota; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves these changes to the 2016 budget.
Financial Analysis
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