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Authorizing the City on behalf of the Police Department (SPPD) to accept and amend the Special Fund for an additional $25,000 in funds from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for the 2022 Pathways to Policing grant.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, in RES PH 22-54, accepted a grant of $75,000 to the Police Department from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) for the 2022 Pathways to Policing grant program; and
WHEREAS, DPS has offered an additional $25,000 in funds for this award, for a total of $100,000; and
WHEREAS, the grant reimburses the city for as much as 50% of eligible expenses associated with individuals who are in an SPPD pathways program and complete Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) requirements to become a law enforcement officer; and
WHEREAS, the 2023 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 $100,000 in the Special Fund; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor, that $100,000 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.