R2004-117 AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATION

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� r DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM#04-35 July 8, 2004 TO: Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council � Steve Garman, City Manager FROM: Mark Barthelemy, Chief of Police ;'�" SUBJECT: 2004 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant(LLEBG) SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation of the Decatur Police Deparhnent that the council approve the grant request and authorize the local cash match of$5,037 under the federal guidelines. BACKGROUND: The LLEBG was established within the Bureau of Justice Assistance(BJA)under the Omnibus Fiscal Year 2002 Appropriations Act. The level of funding for this grant is $60,449. However, The County of Macon has again applied as a Disparate Jurisdiction to the State of Illinois, Office of the Attorney General, and was granted Disparate status. Sheriff Jerry Dawson and myself struck an agreement and Macon County is receiving$15,112 in LLEBG funds, redirected from City of Decatur funding. Macon County must provide their own local cash match and will be required to make reports to the BJA regarding the disbursement of those funds. The remaining$45,337 for the City of Decatur would require a local cash match of$5,037,bringing the total grant amount to$50,374. Funding may be used for any of the seven gurpose areas,which range from purchasing equipment to funding hire back patrols, which are two of the purpose areas we intend to utilize. The 2003-2005 grant is being used to provide for hire-back patrols and the purchase of field report writing software. ACTION PLAN: The current offering of block grant funds(2004-2006)tlu�ough the BJA provides additional funds for aontinued hire back patrols to enhance the efforts of community policing and crime prevention. The patrols will also focus on gang suppression and street level narcotics enforcement. Additional hirebacks will conduct selective traffic enforcement to ensure compliance with traffic laws in targeted high speed and high accident areas. Remaining funds will be used to purchase a limited number of TASERs to be used by Patral Division supervisors on a trial basis. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: None anticipated or known STAFF REFERENCE: Mark Barthelemy, Chief of Police, telephone 424-2741 E-mail mark.barthelemy@decaturnet.org Attending the meeting will be:Chief Barthelemy