AGENDA
ITEM
6 Docusign Envelope ID: 1230AAD9-DFFD-49A8-9C18-6D97DC2AD9AB AGENDA
CALEXICO California ITEM
AARD MIST:
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: December 17, 2025
TO: Madame Mayor and City Council
APPROVED BY: Benjamin Martinez, City Manager B
•Signed by:
REVIEWED BY: Karla Chaparro, Finance Director Karla Chaparo, Finance Director Killin - 3А29Е2Е876434...
PREPARED BY: Armando Orozco, Chief of Police if
SUBJECT: Resolution of the City of Calexico accepting the State of California Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) funds for FY 2024/2025 ============================== ======
Recommendation:
That the City Council of the City of Calexico approve a Resolution accepting the State of California Citizens Option for Public Safety (COPS) Grant Funds for FY 2024/2025.
Background:
For the past twenty-three and a half (23 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 $100,000.00 in allocation and $ 114,624.46 growth for a total funding request of $214,624.46.
Discussion and Analysis:
Recommend approval and acceptance in Resolution of the COPS grant for FY 2025/2026.
Upon approval of the Resolution for acceptance of funds, a notification will be made to the Imperial County Administrative Office. These funds will provide salary and benefits for a full-time police officer and equipment and training for the Calexico Police Department.
Fiscal Impact:
$214,624.46 for (Police budget augmentation for equipment and training)
Docusign Envelope ID: 1230AAD9-DFFD-49A8-9C18-6D97DC2AD9AB Coordinated With:
County of Imperial Administrative Office
Attachments):
Draft of Resolution
2. Draft of Letter of Request
Docusign Envelope ID: 1230AAD9-DFFD-49A8-9C18-6D97DC2AD9AB ATTACHMENT NO. 1
Docusign Envelope ID: 1230AAD9-DFFD-49A8-9C18-6D97DC2AD9AB RESOLUTION NO. 2025--
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CALEXICO ACCEPTING FUNDING FROM THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA CITIZENS' OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (COPS) FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 (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 2024/2025 for $100,000.00 (allocation) and or $114,624.46 (growth) for funding of a Police budget augmentation for a total of $214,624.46
The funding will be used as follows.
Only for Training and Equipment for police officers and staff $214,624.46 PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Calexico on this 17th day of December 2025.
Diana Nuricumbo,
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. 2025-. was duly passed and adopted by the City of Council of the City of Calexico on this 17th day of December 2025 by the following vote to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Veronica Luna-Alvarado,
City Clerk
Docusign Envelope ID: 1230AAD9-DFFD-49A8-9C18-6D97DC2AD9AB ATTACHMENT NO. 2
Docusign Envelope ID: 1230AAD9-DFFD-49A8-9C18-6D97DC2AD9AB December 17, 2025
Dr. Kathleen Lang
County Executive Officer
County of Imperial
940 Main Street, Suite 108
El Centro, CA 92243
Re: Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) Additional Funding •
Dr. Kathleen Lang,
Attached please find City of Calexico Resolution No. 2025-XX, for additional COPS Funding from Fiscal Year 2024/2025 in the amount of $100,000.00 for (allocation) and $114, 624.46 for (growth) for a total funding request of $214,624.46.
Resolution No. 2025-XX 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