AGENDA
ITEM
12 AGENDA
CALEXICO California ITEM
12 CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: May 20, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVED BY: Benjamin Martinez, City Manager Ma
REVIEWED BY: Karla Chaparro, Finance Director Le
PREPARED BY: Armando Orozco, Chief of Police A0
SUBJECT: Resolution of the City of Calexico accepting the State of California Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) funds for FY 2025/2026 =============∞========== ©======
Recommendation:
Resolution of the City of Calexico accepting the State of California Citizens Option for Public Safety (COPS) funds for FY 2025/2026. Recommend for the Calexico City Council's approval of additional funding and approval of the Resolution for State COPS.
Background:
For the past twenty-four (24) 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.
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:
$100,00.00 for (Police budget augmentation for equipment and training) Coordinated With:
County of Imperial Administrative Office
Attachments):
1. Draft of Resolution
2. Draft of Letter of Request
ATTACHMENT NO. 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-_
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CALEXICO ACCEPTING FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CITIZENS' OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (COPS) FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026 (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 2025/2026 for $100,000.00 (allocation) for funding of a Police budget augmentation for a total of $100,000.00
The funding will be used as follows. Only for Training and Equipment for police officers and staff $100,000.00
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Calexico on this 20th day of May 2026.
Victor Legaspi, Mayor
ATTEST
Veronica Luna-Alvarado, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mitchell Driskill, 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. 2026- was duly passed and adopted by the City of Council of the City of Calexico on this 20th day of May by the following vote to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Veronica Luna-Alvarado, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT NO. 2
May 20, 2026
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. 2026-XX, for additional COPS Funding from Fiscal Year 2025/2026 in the amount of $100,000.00 (allocation) for a total funding request of $100,000.00.
Resolution No. 2026-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,
CHIE Armando Orozco (
Chief of Police
Calexico Police Department
420 E. Fifth Street,
"ALEXICO POLICE Calexico, CA. 92231
CALIE. Office: (760) 768-2140
[email protected]