AGENDA
ITEM
3 AGENDA
CALEXICO California ITEM
WHERE CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO MEET
3 CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: June 26, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
APPROVED BY: Juan Conterras, Acting City Manager Jpe
REVIEWED BY: Sandra L. Fonseca, Interim Finance Director SF PREPARED BY: Armando Orozco, Chief of Police A
SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution No. 2024-_ _ of the City of Calexico Accepting the State of California
Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) Funds for FY 2022/2023 ===
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2024- of the City of Calexico accepting the State of California Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) funds for FY 2022/2023. Recommend for the Calexico City Council's approval of additional funding and approval of the Resolution for State COPS.
Background:
For the past twenty-one and a half (21 ½) years, the Calexico Police Department has received funding from the State of California Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) program. The County of Imperial Administrative Staff has advised me that the Calexico Police Department has $197,033.02 in allocation and growth funds and for FY 2022/2023. The Calexico Police Department has not received these funds.
Discussion and Analysis:
Recommend approval and acceptance in Resolution of the COPS grant for FY 2023.
Upon approval of the Resolution for acceptance of funds, a notification will be made to the Imperial County Administrative Office. These funds will provide equipment, and training for the Calexico Police Department.
Fiscal Impact:
$197,033.02 for (Police budget augmentation for equipment and training) Coordinated With:
County of Imperial Administrative Office
Attachments):
1. Resolution
2. Letter of Request
ATTACHMENT NO. 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-_
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CALEXICO ACCEPTING FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CITIZENS' OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (COPS) FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 (ALLOCATION AND GROWTH)
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Calexico as follows:
Section 1. The City Council has reviewed and hereby accepts funding from the State of California (COPS) Program FY 2022/2023 for $100,000.02 (allocation) and FY 2022/2023 (growth) for $97,033.00 for funding of a Police budget augmentation for a total of $197,033.02
The funding will be used as follows.
Only for Training and Equipment for police officers and staff $197,033.02 PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Calexico on this 3rd day of April 2024.
Camilo Garcia, Mayor
ATTEST
Veronica Luna-Alvarado, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Carlos Campos, City Attorney
The state of California)
County of Imperial ) ss.
City of Calexico
1, Veronica Luna-Alvarado, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Calexico, do hereby certify that the above foregoing Resolution No. 2024- was duly passed and adopted by the City of Council of the City of Calexico on this 3rd day of April 2024 by the following vote to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Veronica Luna-Alvarado, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT NO. 2
June 26, 2024
Mr. Miguel Figueroa
County Executive Officer
County of Imperial
940 Main Street, Suite 108
El Centro, CA 92243
Re: Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) Additional Funding Dear Mr. Figueroa,
Attached please find City of Calexico Resolution No. 2024-_ _ for additional COPS Funding from Fiscal Year 2022/2023 in the amount of $100,000.02 for (allocation) and Fiscal Year 2022/2023 in the amount of $97,033.00 for (growth) for a total funding request of $197,033.02.
Resolution No. 2024- specifies that the allocated COPS funding will be used for salary and benefits for a full-time police officer, training and equipment needed for the police department.
Should you have any questions pertaining to this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me at (760) 768-4046.
Sincerely,
Armando Orozco
Chief of Police
Calexico Police Department