File #: O-086-25    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 2/18/2025 In control: Police Operations Department
On agenda: 3/11/2025 Final action: 3/11/2025
Title: Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement and accept and deposit grant funds from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) for the United States Department of Justice/Bureau of Justice Assistance/Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program in the amount of $131,341.07; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of funds from the Operations Grants Fund; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts; and declaring an emergency.
Attachments: 1. Video: City Council 3/11/2025, 2. Video: Agenda Review 3/4/2025

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BJA 2024-JG-LE-1000 Grant $131,341.07
Toledo Police Department
Lt. Brianne Holmes (x3203)
Revised

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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement and accept and deposit grant funds from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) for the United States Department of Justice/Bureau of Justice Assistance/Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program in the amount of $131,341.07; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of funds from the Operations Grants Fund; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts; and declaring an emergency.

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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This Ordinance authorizes the acceptance, deposit, appropriation, and expenditure of $131,341.07 from the United States Department of Justice/ Bureau of Justice Assistance/Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The grant is for the purchase of body armor including vest carriers and Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE) body armor vests. There is no local match to receive the grant.

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 and to accept and deposit grant funds from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (originating from the United States Department of Justice/ Bureau of Justice Assistance/Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program 2024-JG-LE-1000 Federal Justice Assistance Grant) in the amount of $131,341.07 into the Operation Grants Funds Account Code 2016-52000-3G07720STDSTD.

SECTION 2. That the amount not to exceed $131,341.07 is authorized for appropriation from the unappropriated grant proceeds of the Operation Grants Fund to Account Code 2016-52000-3G07720STDSTD and the expenditure of same is authorized for the purchase of body armor including vest carriers and Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE) body armor vests.

SECTION 3. That the Mayor is authorized ...

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