DEPARTMENT: SAPD
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Anthony Trevi?o
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
An ordinance authorizing the submission of a grant application and acceptance of funds upon award, not to exceed $3,125,000, from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the submission of a grant application and acceptance of funds upon award, not to exceed $3,125,000, from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), for a Hiring Program grant, and authorizing a General Fund contribution of $7,753,282 establish a budget and a personnel complement for the period October 2015 through September 2018.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), and funds salary and benefits approved by the COPS Office expenses over a three (3) year grant period. Under the updated CHP there is a maximum of $125,000 per officer over the 3 year period. There is a minimum 25% cash match required.
COPS have indicated that notice of funding award will go out on or about September 2015. Funds can begin to be expended as soon as notification is received. Part of the grant agreement is that the Department retains officers hired under the grant for a minimum of 12 months after funding has ended.
This project will add up to 25 new police officer positions to the Department. Officers will be assigned to a newly created Directed Patrol Unit focused on supporting Patrol Operations. This unit will also focus on building trust within the community as well as ramping-up crime prevention efforts on a city wide basis using community policing practices. The last COPS hiring grant award was in 2009 for 50 officers under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in which the City was awarded $10,354,400.
The grant funds do not pay for equipment, overtime, a...
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