SUBJECT: Authorization to Accept $48,280 in Grant Funds from the 2017 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program for the Police Department to Purchase Upgraded Cell Phones, Crowd Control Equipment/Supplies, and Software Licenses REPORT IN BRIEF Considers accepting grant funding from the US Department of Justice offered to the Merced Police Department in the amount of $48,280 from the 2017 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program for the purchase of upgraded cell phones, crowd control equipment/supplies, and software licenses. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Accepting the grant and increasing the revenue budget in account 050-1025-321.17-00 by $48,280, and appropriating the same to Fund 050; and, B. Approving the use of pooled cash until reimbursement is received from the grant; and, C. Authorizing the Police Department and the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.

Consent Item Passed Introduced March 6, 2019

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Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Introduced: March 6, 2019
On agenda: April 1, 2019
Passed: April 1, 2019