12-045 - City of Seattle - 2012 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)

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CJPY12-045 Council Approval N/A Memorandum of Understanding FY 2012 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlines the responsibilities and protocols for participating jurisdictions pertaining to the FY 201ZEdward Byrne Memorial justice Assistance Grant. I. Participating Jurisdictions The participating jurisdictions, relevant to this MOU, in the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant are: • City of Auburn • City of Bellevue • City of Burien • City of Des Moines • City of Federal Way • City of Kent • King County • City of Renton • City of SeaTac • City of Seattle • City of Shoreline • City of Tukwila II. Background and Purpose Proposed to streamline justice funding and grant administration, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program allows states, tribes, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own local needs and conditions. JAG blends previous Byrne Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) Programs to provide agencies with the flexibility to prioritize and place justice funds where they are most needed. III. Disparate Certification Jurisdictions certified as disparate must submit a joint application for the aggregate of funds allocated to them, specifying the amount of funds that are to be distributed to each of the units of local government and the purposes for which the funds will be used, and indicating who will serve as the applicant/fiscal agent for the joint funds. The above jurisdictions are certified as disparate. IV. Fiscal Agent and Fund Allocation The City of Seattle will act as the applicant and will serve as the fiscal agent for the joint funds. The City of Seattle will charge a 3.75% administrative fee for these services. Paget of 4