Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.14. 7/12/2022 File #: 22-0395
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rob Houston, City Manager
FROM: Dan Adams, Chief of Police
1. SUBJECT
Appropriation of $8,892.03 in grant funding received for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
2. SUMMARY
Funding for the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant is being provided in the amount of $8,892.03 to offset the cost of bulletproof vests purchased between April 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Accept into the City’sFiscal Year 2021-2022 revenue budget $8,892.03 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Justice, into revenue account number 100.4011.45150.00000, Grant Revenue.
2. Authorize the appropriation of $8,892.03 into Fiscal Year 2021-2022 expenditure account number 100.4011.53030.00000 General Fund - Uniforms.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total appropriations for this grant are funded by the additional revenue received from the U.S Department of Justice.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
a: Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that ensure public safety.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998, The Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program is administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, to provide critical resources to local law enforcement. In the BVP Program, funding is provided for uniquely fitted vests that are either ballistic or stab-resistant armor that conforms to the individual wearer. The initiative ensures officer safety through vests certified for wear by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) body armor standards.
An application for funding was submitted in May 2021 and approved for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Patrick Leahy BVP Program in the amount of $8,892.03. The BVP grant is a reimbursable grant and will be designated towards bulletproof vests purchased after April 1, 2021, through August 31, 2023, or until all available funds have been requested. Protective vests are in compliance with the City of Orange Printed on 7/7/2022Page 1 of 2
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Item #: 3.14. 7/12/2022 File #: 22-0395
or until all available funds have been requested. Protective vests are in compliance with the department’spolicy, are replaced every five years from their issue date, and meet or exceed the standards of NIJ.
The allocation amount of $8,892.03 to the City of Orange Police Department will offset the cost of bulletproof vests purchased between April 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022.
7. ATTACHMENTS
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