Discussion and possible action to: (a) authorize acceptance of a United States Department of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $40,227; and (b) approve a budget amendment in the amount of $40,227 from the Contingency fund to the Justice Assistance Grant fund.

The Peoria Police Department was notified by the United States Department of Justice that an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) award in the amount of $40,227 was available to the City of Peoria in order to support criminal justice initiatives.

The JAG program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system, from multi-jurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, as well as courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information-sharing initiatives. The JAG program requires that operations financed with these funds be supplemental to normally funded police programs (not supplant normal police funding).

This JAG funding will be utilized to purchase ballistic helmets & gas masks; also will be used in sending one command staff employee to acquire Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) training.

This is the nineteenth consecutive year that the United States Department of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) has made funding available to the Peoria Police Department. The Council has accepted all previous grant awards.

A: Accept the United States Department of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) award totaling $40,227, and approve a budget adjustment of $40,227 from the Contingency account to the JAG grant account.

B: Do not accept the United States Department of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG).

Accept the United States Department of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) award totaling $40,227, and approve a budget adjustment of $40,227 from the Contingency account to the JAG grant account.

Request a budget amendment in the amount of $40,227 from the Contingency account to the JAG grant account.  No matching funds are required.