Authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo Police Department Special Police Fund FY 2023-2024 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Position listing by adding fifteen police cadet positions under the COPS Hiring Program (CHP). Funding will be provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) Program for a period of thirty-six months. The COPS CHP grant portion will fund $1,875,000.00 (max. federal share - $125,000.00 per position) and the City of Laredo is required to match $2,481,905.00. Funding is available under the Special Police Fund - COPS Hiring Program.

Committee

City Council

Requested by

Police

Introduced

January 23, 2024

On agenda

February 5, 2024

Passed

February 5, 2024

Where it was heard

City Council Feb 5, 2024 wave final reading and adopt Pass

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