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in <br /> Police Department <br /> DATE: 9/1/2023 <br /> MEMO: 23-56 <br /> TO: Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe <br /> City Council Members <br /> FROM: Scot Wrighton,City Manager <br /> Shane Brandel, Chief of Police <br /> SUBJECT: Intergovernmental Agreement with Macon County for disbursement of JAG Grant funds. <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> It would be the recommendation of staff that the council approve the 2023 intergovernmental agreement for acceptance and <br /> distribution of JAG funds to address violent crime. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The Decatur Police Department applied for up to$42,876 in JAG Grant funding for the enforcement of laws associated with <br /> violent crimes and weapon offenses.This grant is to be shared with the Macon County Sheriff's Department(MCSO). The <br /> Decatur Police Department is to receive 75%and the Sheriff's Department is to receive 25%of the funds. <br /> The Decatur Police Department will be the administrator of the grant,thus all requests for reimbursement, including those <br /> requested by MCSO,are submitted by DPD. The City of Decatur will then receive all of the reimbursement funds,including <br /> those requested by MCSO. <br /> The City of Decatur then disburses the requested funds to MCSO. As such,an intergovernmental agreement between the City of <br /> Decatur and Macon County is being requested and presented. <br /> It should be noted that the JAG grant has been awarded to DPD numerous times in the past and the intergovernmental agreement <br /> between the two entities has been part of the administration of the grant. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: R2022-139 <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Shane Brandel,Chief of Police,217-424-2745, sbrandel@decaturil.gov <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Resolution Letter Resolution Letter <br /> Interagency-Agreement Backup Material <br />