DEPARTMENT: Police
DEPARTMENT HEAD: William P. McManus, Chief of Police
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, establishing a personnel complement and a budget, authorizing a General Fund contribution of $5,771,330 for the period October 2017 through September 2020 and $3,314,458 for the period October 2020 through September 2021 for a total General Fund contribution of $9,085,788, contingent upon budget approval.
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. Funds can begin to be expended as soon as notification is received. Part of the grant agreement is that the Department will retain 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 as follows:
* Gang Violence Reduction Program
Fifteen officers will be assigned as a uniformed detail focused on reducing gang violence, to include providing uniformed support to the Texas Anti-Gang (TAG) Program which consists of personnel from various local, State and Federal law enforcement agencies working in coordination to identify and reduce gang activit...
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