Item #08
Date: June 4, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Christian S. Sachs, Chief of Police
Jim Schaad, City Manager
Subject: Approval to Accept 2023 Homeland Security Grant Funding (MPD) Recommendation:
Pass a Motion to approve 1) the Chief of Police to accept 2023 Homeland Security Grant award in the amount of $43,424, and 2) authorize the Finance Director to make the supplemental appropriations per the grant award to the appropriate accounts.
Rationale for Recommendation:
Accepting this grant funding allows the Police Department to continue to provide essential equipment to Marysville Police.
Background:
The City of Marysville Police Department (MPD) is a partner of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, established through the Yuba County Office of Emergency Services. Federal grant funding is offered to the County of Yuba Joint Terrorism Task Force each year. As a partner, Marysville Police is allotted grant funding to further its mission. For the past several years, this grant funding has supplied staff with laptops for patrol units, IFAK emergency medical kits, Dispatch Mapping, Department security locks, simulator training and equipment, a Polaris off-road vehicle to assist in levee patrols, and license plate reader cameras.
Discussion & Analysis:
The 2023 grant will provide the Department with the following equipment. • $38,820 – Motorola P25 digital encryption mobile radios • $4,604 - Dispatch Mapping and Software Upgrades
Fiscal Analysis:
The fiscal impact of this grant is $43,424 covering both Fiscal Year 2023-24 and Fiscal Year 2024-25. Staff are requesting the Finance Director to make the necessary supplemental appropriations for the applicable accounts and fiscal years per the terms of the grant.