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Police Department <br /> DATE: 7/18/2023 <br /> MEMO: 23-34 <br /> TO: Lisa Gregory,Mayor Pro Tem <br /> City Council Members <br /> FROM: Scot Wrighton,City Manager <br /> Shane G. Brandel,Chief of Police <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of Recruitment and Retention Grant Awarded to the Decatur Police <br /> Department by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> It is the recommendation of staff that the Council approve by resolution the acceptance of the 2023-2024 ILET SB Recruiting and <br /> Retention Grant. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board opened a$10,000,000.00'Officer Recruitment and Retention Grant <br /> Program'with the purpose to provide financial assistance to units of local government,public institutions of higher education,and <br /> qualified nonprofit entities for the purpose of hiring and retaining law enforcement officers. The Decatur Police Department <br /> applied for the grant with a requested budget award of$100,000.00. The department was awarded the full requested budget <br /> amount and the current resolution is to accept the grant award. <br /> See attached staff report for further detail. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: None <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: None <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Shane G. Brandel,Chief of Police,424-2745, sbrandel@decaturil.gov <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Grant Award Documents Backup Material <br /> Staff Report Executive Summary <br /> Resolution Letter Resolution Lctter <br />