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Authorizing Police Department to accept the 2016 JAG grant in the amount of $260,540 from the U.S Department of Justice and amend the 2016 grant fund budget for this grant.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department has been awarded the 2016 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) (Attachment A) from the U.S. Department of Justice; and
WHEREAS, this grant provides funds to support all components of the criminal justice system, from multi-jurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment and justice information sharing initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, serving as the fiscal agent for this award, will share the grant funds with one disparate jurisdiction within Ramsey County and each jurisdiction’s allocation will be used for activities and projects that will provide meaningful and measureable outcomes consistent with the goals of the grant; and
WHEREAS, the department was awarded $260,540 for the grant term through September 30, 2019; and
WHEREAS, a 2016 financing and spending plan needs to be established; 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 $50,000 in excess of those estimated in the 2016 budget; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends that the following addition be made to the 2016 budget; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that council accepts this grant and authorizes the City of Saint Paul to enter into, and Assistant Chief Kathleen Wuorinen to implement the attached agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves these changes to the 2016 budget.
Financial Analysis
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