Discussion and possible action to: (a) authorize the City Manager to accept $7,500 from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to be used by the Peoria Police Department for safety belt and child passenger law enforcement; and (b) approve a budget adjustment of $7,500 from the Proposed Grants Contingency account to the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Grant Overtime account.

The Peoria Police Department desires to accept funding provided by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) in the amount of $7,500. GOHS has provided funding for participation in the national two-week Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign to increase seat belt usage and reduce child safety seat violations throughout the City of Peoria.

Funds will be used to support personnel services (overtime) during campaign activities that occurred May 21 through June 3, 2018. Media releases emphasizing the importance of this program and specifying that funding was provided by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety were issued during the campaign.

This grant is reimbursable following the two-week campaign.

City Council has previously accepted grants from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for this Click It or Ticket campaign.

A:  Accept a grant award in the amount of $7,500 from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to be used for safety belt and child safety seat enforcement, and approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $7,500 from the Proposed Grants Contingency Account to the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Grant Overtime Account, thus providing expenditure authority. 

B: Choose not to accept the grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and forgo participation in the national Click It or Ticket campaign.

Staff recommends accepting a grant award in the amount of $7,500 from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to be used for safety belt and child safety seat enforcement, and approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $7,500 from the Proposed Grants Contingency Account to the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Grant Overtime Account. 

A budget adjustment of $7,500 from the Proposed Grants Contingency account (7990-7990-570000) to the GOHS Grant Overtime Account (7515-7765-510200) to be completed, thus providing expenditure authority.