R2007-120 AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION GRANT APPLICATION AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

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DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM#07-38 Date: June 21, 2007 , To: Steve Garma ity Manager I Jerry Bauer, s stant City Mange� From: James A. Ander , Chief of Police � Edward D. Smit Deputy Chief of Police�:� Reference: 2007 Justice Administration Grant(JAG) 2007-F4267-IL-DJ Memorandum of Understanding Purpose: The purpose of this memorandum is to inform the Mayor and City Council of the application for the 2007 Justice Administration Grant (JAG) offered through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). This is the third year for the JAG Grants. The JAG has replaced the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) that has been in place and utilized by the police department since 1997. Background: This is a federal grant for municipal police departments and replaces the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. This federal grant is administered by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance and passes through the Illinois , Criminal Justice Information Authority. The level of funding for this grant is $86,351.00. However, The County of Macon has applied as a Disparate Jurisdiction to the State of Illinois, Office of the Attorney General and was granted disparate status. An agreement between Sheriff Jerry Dawson and Police Chief James Anderson was reached and Macon , County is receiving $21,587.75 or 25% of the JAG funds, redirected from City of Decatur funding. Macon County will apply and manage their grant funds. The � remaining funds, $64,763.25 are designated far use by the Decatur Police Department. , This grant does not require a cash match. Funding will be used to achieve three goals set ', forth in the grant application; 1) concentration of enforcement resources on criminal I offenders that commit a disproportionate amount of crime in the city; 2) the purchase of additional defensive weapons for police patrol officers and 3)purchase of three new bicycles and equipment for the bike patrol. Without this grant, funding to augment the current police patrols and to purchase additional Tasers and bikes would not be available. ' Reference: The current offering of grant funds (2006 JAG) through the BJA provides additional funds for continued overtime hire back patrols to enhance the efforts of '', community policing and crime prevention. The department intends to use this grant i (2007 JAG) to secure additional defensive weaponry for the protection of the citizens and ��, the officers as well a bikes and equipment to further the community policing effort. '� Additionally, we will use the 2007 grant funding to provide overtime hire back for street , gang suppression, Anti-Crime Team, bikes, street level narcotics enforcement and I enfarcement of the illegal sound amplification ordinance. Some overtime hire back �