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Authorizing the Police Department to accept a grant in the amount of $30,250 from the State of Minnesota for the National Forensic Sciences Improvement 2019 grant.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department (SPPD) has been awarded the National Forensic Sciences Improvement 2019 grant in the amount of $30,250 from the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety through the funding of the U.S. Office of Justice Programs; and
WHEREAS, the grant funding will purchase equipment and supplies to improve the Forensic Unit’s efficiency in the collection and processing of crime scene evidence; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that council accepts this grant and authorizes the City of Saint Paul to enter into, and Assistant Chief Robert Thomasser to implement the attached agreement with the State of Minnesota.
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