Resolution No. 2026-063
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-063
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE FULL
FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 CITIZENS’ OPTION FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY (COPS) FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $696,568.59,
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND
MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO AMEND THE FY 2025/26
OPERATING BUDGET BY $696,568.59 IN REVENUES AND
EXPENDITURES, AND AUTHORIZING THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO COMMIT AND EXPEND THE FUNDS
WHEREAS, the Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) initiative provides annual state funding dedicated exclusively to supporting front-line law enforcement services; and WHEREAS, the COPS funds are required to be formally accepted and appropriated by the City prior to expenditure in accordance with program requirements and established City procedures;
WHEREAS, the COPS initiative requires that funds be used to supplement existing public safety resources and be expended in accordance with program guidelines and authorized departmental requests; and
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino Police Department has identified eligible public safety needs that will enhance front-line law enforcement operations;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2 . The City Manager , or designee , is hereby authorized to accept the FY 2025/26 COPS funds in the amount of $696,568.59.
SECTION 3. The Director of Finance and Management Services is hereby authorized to amend the FY 202 5/26 Operating Budget to appropriate $696,568.59 in revenues and expenditures.
SECTION 4. The San Bernardino Police Department is hereby authorized to commit and expend the allo cated FY 2025/26 COPS funds for eligible front-line public safety purposes in accordance with program guidelines.
SECTION 5. The Mayor and City Council find this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the Resolution No. 2026-063
environment. Where it can be seen with certainty, as in this case, that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
SECTION 6. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 7. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this 3rd day of June 2026.
Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Attest:
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
Resolution No. 2026-063
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Telicia Lopez , CMC, City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2026-063, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of June 2026 by the following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ _____ _____ _______ _______
IBARRA _____ _____ _______ _______
FIGUEROA _____ _____ _______ _______
SHORETT _____ _____ _______ _______
KNAUS _____ _____ _______ _______
FLORES _____ _____ _______ _______
ORTIZ _____ _____ _______ _______
WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this ___ day of ____________ 2026.
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk