REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 5, 2019
FROM: ANDREW HALL, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: PATRICK FARMER, Deputy Police Chief
Investigations Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the 2019 Supporting Victims of Gang Violence grant program
1. Authorize the Chief of Police to accept $320,000 in grant funding for the Supporting Victims of Gang Violence grant awarded to the Fresno Police Department from the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
2. ***RESOLUTION - 18th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2019-133 appropriating $85,000 for the Police Department's Supporting Victims of Gang Violence grant (Requires 5 affirmative votes) (Subject to Mayor's veto)
3. ***RESOLUTION - 2nd Amendment to Position Authorization Resolution (PAR) No. 2019-134 establishing the number of positions authorized in the various departments and offices of the City for Fiscal Year 2020 (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that Council authorize acceptance of $320,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), allowing the Chief of Police to enter into and execute the agreement and any amendments or modifications, adopt the 18th Amendment to AAR No 2019-133 to appropriate $85,000 funding into the FY 2020 budget, and adopt the 2nd Amendment to Position Authorization Resolution No. 2019-134 adding one Staff Assistant position to the Fresno Police Department. The remaining funds will be utilized in FY 2021-2023. Funds have been awarded for the 2019 Supporting Victims of Gang Violence to the Fresno Police Department's Violence Intervention & Community Services Unit within the Investigations Division.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno has been awarded grant funds of $320,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice...
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