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Authorizing the Police Department to apply for the 2024 (SHSP) State Homeland Security Program (St Paul Bomb Disposal Unit) in the amount of $235,000 from the Department of Public Safety.
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WHEREAS, the invitation to submit an application is specifically for the Police Department’s Bomb Disposal Unit and would provide funding for equipment which will improve safety and effectiveness while accomplishing purposes as specified; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department would like to apply for the 2024 (SHSP) State Homeland Security Program (St Paul Bomb Disposal Unit) for the purchase of an underwater recovery/dive boat; and
WHEREAS, the total grant amount provided by the Department of Public Safety would be $235,000; and
WHEREAS, the term of the grant is from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the city council authorizes the Police Department to apply for the 2024 State Homeland Security Program (St Paul Bomb Disposal Unit) grant.