Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION Accepting grant funding from the OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING IN the amount of $963,000 for the sTRENGTHENING sTOCKTON’S PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM, and amending the fiscal year 2024-25 annual budget The City of Stockton is eligible to receive $963,000 in discretionary funding from the Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS); and The Stockton Police Department’s (SPD) proposal included Night Vision Goggles to enhance safer responses to critical incidents and a more robust License Plate Reader (LPR) program to aid in identifying leads, solving criminal cases, and reducing crime; and On April 30, 2024, the SPD received notification from the COPS Office awarding funds designated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 in the amount of $963,000. A non-competitive application package was submitted in July 2024, to receive grant funds. In accordance with the COPS Technology and Equipment (TEP) Grant, the proposed funds will be utilized to develop and acquire effective law enforcement equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications that assist in responding to and preventing crime; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to accept the COPS grant award allocation from the United States Department of Justice in the amount of $963,000 for the period of March 9, 2024, through March 31, 2026, attached hereto as Exhibit 1, and make all necessary appropriations in compliance with and for the purposes stated in the grant application.
The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to execute and submit all documents, including, without limitation, agreements, amendments with the granting agency, and payment requests in compliance with COPS TEP Grant requirements.
The Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Budget is amended to appropriate $963,000 in revenues and expenditures for the Police Grants and Special Programs accounts as needed to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution. //
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The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED November 12, 2024 .
KEVIN J. LINCOLN II
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
KATHERINE ROLAND, CMC, CPMC
Interim City Clerk of the City of Stockton
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