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Authorizing the Police Department to amend the 2024 Special Fund Budget for the 2022 State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety, Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in the amount of $40,000.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department (SPPD) has been awarded an extension to the 2022 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) from the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety from a term ending May 31, 2024 to November 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, this grant is used to help cover costs of the SPPD's Community Outreach and Stabilization (COAST) Unit, which pairs specially-trained SPPD officers with specialists in chemical dependency and mental health, providing a broader range of options for law enforcement as they encounter people struggling with these challenges; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 General and Activity budget spending plans need to be amended; 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 $40,000 in the Police Department Special Fund; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor that $40,000 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