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PSN 2019-PS-PSN-439F $29,000
Toledo Police Department
Lt. James Brown (x3203)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) through the Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) and to accept and deposit a 2019-PS-PSN-439F grant in the amount of $29,000 for the Toledo Police Department; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of funds from the Operation Grants fund for departmental overtime and to purchase portable radios; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Bureau of Justice Assistance has recommended to the Office of Criminal Justice Services an award to the City of Toledo of $29,000 from grant funds under the 2019-PS-PSN-439F Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) program to support funding of the Toledo Police Department. The funds will be used for overtime and to purchase portable radios. There are no matching requirements.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the Bureau of Justice Assistance through OCJS and to accept and deposit 2019 Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) grant proceeds in the amount of $29,000 into the Operation Grants Fund Account Code 2016-52000-3G20191STDSTD.
SECTION 2. That the appropriation of $29,000 is authorized from the unappropriated grant proceeds of the Operation Grants Fund to various accounts within Account Code 2016-52000-3G20191STDSTD; and further authorizing the expenditure of same for departmental overtime and to purchase portable radios.
SECTION 3. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a sole-source contract for the purchase of radios, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Police and the Director of Law.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw a warrant or warrants against the above mentioned Account Code in an amount not to exceed $29,000 in payment of the obligations authorized above by the terms of the grant upon presentation of the proper documentation of the expense.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and to satisfy the requirements of the grant project period.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council