SUBJECT: Authorization to Accept $42,513 in Grant Funds from the 2019 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program for the Police Department to Purchase Safety Equipment and Supplies for Command Staff Vehicles, Consulting Costs for the Transition from the Uniform Crime Reporting Process to the National Incident Based Reporting System, Office Wellness Software Application, and for Cell Phone Service REPORT IN BRIEF Considers accepting grant funding from the US Department of Justice offered to the Merced Police Department in the amount of $42,513 from the 2019 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program for the purchase of additional conducted energy weapons (aka tasers), consulting costs for the transition from the Uniform Crime Reporting process to the National Incident Based Reporting System, and licensing costs for connecting the department body worn cameras to the computer aided dispatch system. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Accepting the grant and increasing the revenue budget in account 050-1025-321.17-00 by $42,513, 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 September 25, 2019

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Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Introduced: September 25, 2019
On agenda: February 3, 2020
Passed: February 3, 2020