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Authorizing the Police Department to accept the grant in the amount of $13,968 from the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety for the 2014 Juvenile Accountability Block Grant which includes a match amount of $1,552.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department has been awarded the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant 2014 (Attachment A) by the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety in the amount of $13,968 which includes a match amount of $1,552; and
WHEREAS, the grant agreement includes an indemnification clause; and
WHEREAS, this grant provides funds to support and improve the juvenile system including reducing juvenile delinquency, improving the juvenile justice system and increase accountability for juvenile offenders; 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 which includes an indemnification clause.
Financial Analysis
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