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Authorizing the City on behalf of the Police Department (“SPPD”) to accept and amend the 2024 Special Fund Budget for a 2024 National Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant, issued by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS).
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WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) has awarded a 2024 National Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant to the SPPD for $35,669; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department will use this grant to upgrade the Full Spectrum Imaging System equipment used by the Forensics Unit for examining evidence; and
WHEREAS, this grant does not include a matching funds requirement; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department received approval to apply for this grant through RES 24-708; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 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 $35,669in the Special Fund; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor that $35,669 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.