From
Fred Bates, Jr.
Title
Resolution supporting a Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) grant application to fund six (6) sworn police officer positions for three years in the amount of $1,530,703; cash match totals $783,564 ($222,961 in year one, $259,736 in year two, $300,868 in year three); City will be responsible for full funding of the six requested positions beginning in year four
Presenter
Steve Dye, Chief of Police
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The Grand Prairie Police Department continues to seek opportunities to strengthen one of its core values; the development of vital community relationships. With the understanding that 21st Century Policing will require “mutual trust and cooperation” with community leaders and stakeholders, the Department continues to focus on building these collaborative relationships. The creation of the Tourism Retail Unit will enhance, maximize, and sustain this community engagement.
In order to staff this initiative, the Department has identified the COPS Hiring Program (CHP), which provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The 2016 CHP grants will cover up to 75 percent of the approved entry-level salary and fringe benefits of each newly-hired and/or rehired, full-time sworn career law enforcement officer over the three-year (36 month) grant period with a maximum federal share of $125,000 per officer position. If the Department successfully receives the funding of the six (6) sworn police officer positions, grant recipients must retain any CHP-funded officer positions awarded for at least 12 months immediately after the 36 months of Federal funding has ended for each position.
The Public Safety, Health and Environmental Committee reviewed this item on June 6, 2016 and recommended that it be forwarded to the City...
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