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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HER DESIGNEE, TO APPLY FOR 2017 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS) OFFICER HIRING PROGRAM FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Executive Summary: The COPS Officer Hiring Program is designed to advance public safety through community policing by addressing the full-time sworn officers needs of state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide. COPS Officer Hiring Program provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new law enforcement officers and to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.
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Legislative History
None
Purpose & Explanation
Staff is seeking funding to hire two entry-level sworn officers. The COPS Officer Hiring Program provides 75 percent funding for the approved entry-level salaries and fringe benefits of newly hired full-time sworn career law enforcement officers over three years (36 months) up to a maximum of $125,000 per officer position. The City of Hudson would be required to retain the COPS funded positions, in addition to the officers funded in the current budget, for the required retention period of at least twelve months following the conclusion of the three-year award period.
Timing Considerations
The application is due July 10, 2017.
Fiscal Impact
Currently Budgeted
Supplemental Appropriation Required
X Appropriation Not Required.
Recommendation
Suggested Action
Staff recommends City Council authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to apply for 2017 COPS Officer Hiring Program funding from the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the Hudson Police Department for the hiring of two full-time sworn officers.
Submitted by,
Jane Howington, City Manager
Dave Robbins, Police Chief
Rhonda Kadish, Grants Coordinator