Consideration and Approval of Grant Application:  U.S. Department of Justice, FY2013 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $23,249 to pay for Police Staff Overtime and 14 ballistic body armor vests for Coconino County Sheriff’s Department and authorizing the acceptance upon award of the grant agreement. 

Approval and acceptance of this grant application by consideration authorizing the submission of a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice, FY2013 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $23,249 to pay for scheduled police staff overtime.

Decision Points:

Without monies allocated by the FY 2013 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), funds needed to pay scheduled overtime for activities to prevent and control crime may not be available.

There is no significant financial impact to the Flagstaff Police Department in terms of expenditures. There is no match required for this grant.

11. Effective governance

Not for this application, however past City Councils has authorized previous year JAG grant applications.

Approve the grant application which will assist the Flagstaff Police Department with overtime funding. This enhances our ability to further our CompStat and Community Programs which will deter criminal activity.

Disapproving this grant will require the Flagstaff Police Department to use its budgeted overtime funds or will limit scheduled overtime for CompStat initiatives and Community Policing programs. 

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), was created in 1984 to provide federal leadership in developing the nation’s capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice, and assist crime victims.  The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program allows states, tribes, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own local needs and conditions.  JAG blends the previous Byrne Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) Programs to provide agencies with the flexibility to prioritize and spend funds where they are most needed.  The JAG formula program provides agencies with the flexibility to prioritize and place justice funds where they are needed most.  The formula calculates direct allocations for local governments within each state, based on their share of the total violent crime reported with the state.

The JAG formula program provides agencies with the flexibility to prioritize and place justice funds where they are needed most.  The formula calculates direct allocations for local governments within each state, based on their share of the total violent crime reported with the state.
 
The City has been certified as disparate and must submit a joint application for the aggregate of funds allocated.  The JAG disparate jurisdictions are certified by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), based in part on input from the state’s Attorney General.  The disparate allocation occurs when the City is scheduled to receive one and one half times more than County, while the County bears more than 50% of the costs of prosecution of incarceration that arise for Part 1 violent crimes committed in the city.
 
City funds will be used to supplement overtime for community policing and property crime interdiction initiatives. As our citizens request additional patrols or when we can identify an area that would benefit from additional Police presence, these funds will be a key factor in assuring that we can provide necessary services.
 
As part of the joint application process an IGA is required to be submitted to the funding agency indicating who will serve as applicant/fiscal agent for the joint funds.  The IGA will authorize payment to the County in the amount of $6,975 of the JAG funds.

The FY13 JAG funds have been allocated in the amount of $23,249, of which the City agrees to pay the County a total of $6,975 to be used to purchase 14 ballistic body armor vests for Coconino County Sheriff’s Department.
 
The City amount of $15,248 will be used for police overtime, with the remaining balance of $1,026 to be used for allowable administrative costs for the City as the applicant/fiscal agent.
 
This grant will fund approximately 338.84 person-hours of discretionary overtime for officers. As our economy continues to struggle, the financial impact of these funds cannot be minimized.  Without these additional funds, the Flagstaff Police Department will be hard pressed to maintain previous levels of service in regards to special events and community policing projects. 

These funds will assist the Flagstaff Police Department and the County Sheriff’s Department to prevent and control crime, administer justice, and assist crime victims.

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