Consideration and Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement: Between the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County (County) for submission of a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice, FY 2013 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Grant.

Approval of this Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) will enable the City of Flagstaff to pass through U.S. Department of Justice funding to the Coconino County to purchase 14 ballistic body armor vests.

Subsidiary Decisions Points: None

There is no significant financial impact to the Flagstaff Police Department in terms of expenditures. 

11. Effective governance

Not for this application, however Council has authorized previous year grant intergovernmental agreements.

Approve the IGA between the City and County to allow the Coconino County Sheriff's Department to purchase 14 ballistic body armor vests.

Reject the IGA between the City and County which would not allow the Sheriff's Department to purchase 14 ballistic body armor vests, and would result in the City of Flagstaff not meeting grant requirements and forfeiting the grant request.

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 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 in the amount of $16,274 ($15,248 - direct costs/$1,026 - indirect costs) 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 these 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 purchase of 14 ballistic body armor vests will continue to maintain officer safety for the Coconino County Sheriff's Office.

The FY 2013 JAG funds have been allocated in the amount of $23,249, of which the City agrees to pass through to the County a total of $6,975 to be used to purchase 14 ballistic body armor vests.

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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