RESOLUTION NO. -23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE & USE OF FUNDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA
SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES ACCOUNT (SLESA)
WHEREAS, the State of California, has authorized a grant of $100,000 to the Pleasant Hill Police Department under the Citizens Options for Public Safety (COPS) program to be distributed through the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA) administered by the Contra Costa County Supplemental Law Enforcement Oversight Committee; and
WHEREAS, as a condition of receiving the grant funds, state law requires the City Council to authorize the expenditure of grant funds for specific purposes related to “front line law enforcement”; and
WHEREAS, on June 27, 2022, the City Council approved the City’s Biennial fiscal year 2022-2023 & fiscal year 2023-2024 and appropriated $100,000 in the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Pleasant Hill Police Department recommends that the new and previously unencumbered grant funds be spent on a portion of the cost of the Department’s Dispatch Supervisor position, the purchase of new Automated License Plate Readers, the purchase of scheduling and payroll software, the purchase of new dispatch center furniture, the purchase of professional police officer recruitment services, and the purchase of a new police department facility battery back-up system; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a hearing on March 20, 2023, to review and consider the proposed expenditures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill authorizes the acceptance of funds from the California SLESA and the expenditure of the new and previously unencumbered grant funds for an additional appropriation of $58,000 for a total of $158,000 for fiscal year 2022/2023; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill authorizes for the appropriation of the Department’s Dispatch Supervisor position ($20,000), the purchase of new Automated License Plate Readers ($30,000), the purchase of scheduling and payroll software ($6,000), the purchase of new dispatch center furniture ($48,000), the purchase of officer recruitment services ($25,000), and the purchase of a new facility battery back-up system ($29,000); and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of March, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
TIMOTHY M. FLAHERTY, Mayor
ATTEST:
DANIELLE K. NAVARRO, City Clerk