REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 13, 2020
FROM: ANDREW HALL, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: MICHAEL REID, Deputy Police Chief
Support Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the 2019 Body-Worn Camera grant program, herein referred to as the BWC grant
1. Authorize the Chief of Police to accept $90,000 in grant funding for the BWC grant awarded to the Fresno Police Department from the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
2. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 28th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2019-133 appropriating $90,000 for the Police Department's Body-Worn Camera grant program (requires five affirmative votes) (subject to Mayor's veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize acceptance of $90,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, allowing the Chief of Police to enter into and execute the agreement and all required documents, and adopt the 28th Amendment to AAR No 2019-133 to appropriate $90,000 funding into the FY 2020 budget. Funds have been awarded for the 2019 Body-Worn Camera grant program to the Fresno Police Department's Body-Worn Camera Unit within the Internal Affairs Bureau.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno has been awarded grant funds of $90,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to augment the current number of body-worn cameras within the Fresno Police Department. The grant period is from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2022. Over the past four years, the Fresno Police Department has used TASER AXON Flex Body Cameras and most recently the TASER AXON Flex II Body Cameras for video along with Evidence.com for encrypted video storage. This system has proven to be reliable and easy to use. Officers, detectives, and local Deputy District Attorneys have been t...
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