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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSS 2022-06-27 Item 1A - Grant Acceptance - $125,000 COPS Hiring Grant for 1 New Officer's Salary and BenefitsCity of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Community Services & Safety Committee FROM: Eric Dreyer, Chief of Police BY: Jake Berry, Public Safety Budget Analyst CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: June 27th, 2022 SUBJECT: COPS Hiring Grant —Acceptance Requested ISSUE Pursuant to City policy, the Police Department is asking that Council approve the Mayor to accept the awarded COPS Hiring Grant in the amount of $125,000 BACKGROUND On June 21St, 2021 the Police Department received approval from the Community Services & Safety Committee to apply for the COPS Hiring Grant. The Department was since awarded this grant and is now seeking approval for its acceptance. DISCUSSION City policy requires Departments seeking a grant with a local match to gain approval from Committee to apply for the grant and, once the grant has been awarded, to also seek approval before formally accepting the grant. If accepted, the COPS Hiring Grant will reimburse the Department for up to $125,000 (total) of a newly hired Officer's salary and benefits over three years. As a reminder, the COPS Hiring Grant program provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire career law enforcement officers to increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The program's goal is to further engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and to increase capacity of an agency to engage in community policing activities. This goal is well - aligned with the mission of the Police Department's Community Liaison Officer (CLO). If provided with approval for acceptance, the Police Department will, when able, assign a veteran officer to the role of CLO and then hire a new officer to backfill that officer's position. FINANCIAL IMPACT The 2022 estimated Salary and Benefits for a newly -hired Officer is $134,509. The COPS Hiring Grant will reimburse the Department for $41,667 (maximum of $125,000 over the three- year term of the grant). The Police Department will seek additional budget for the remaining $92,842/yr during the 2023/24 Biennial Budget process. The Salary/Benefits costs provided are in 2022 figures and will be adjusted for 2023/24 during the budgeting process. RECOMMENDATION Staff is seeking Council approval of the grant award and is asking the Committee for a recommendation to forward to the Committee of the Whole on June 27, 2022. Note: Because formal acceptance of the grant must be completed on June 281h, 2022 this request is being presented to Committee and Council on the same evening. ATTACHMENTS Award Acceptance Letter FY 2021 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Declaration and Certification to the U.S.Department of Justice as to Acceptance By checking the declaration and certification box 1-- A to the U.S. Depar Iment of Justice (DOJ), under penalty of perjury, that I have authority to make this declaration and certification on behalf of the applicant. B. Certify to DOJ, under penalty of perjury, on behalf of myself and the applicant, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the following are true as of the date of this award acceptance: (1) I have conducted or there was conducted (including by applicant's legal counsel as appropriate and made available to me) a diligent review of all terms and conditions of, and all supporting materials submitted in connection with, this award, including any assurances and certifications (including anything submitted in connection therewith by a person on behalf of the applicant before, after, or at the time of the application submission and any materials that accompany this acceptance and certification); and (2) I have the legal authority to accept this award on behalf of the applicant. C. Accept this award on behalf of the applicant. D. Declare the followingto DOJ, under penalty of perjury, on behalf of myself and the applicant: (1) I understand that, in taking (or not taking) any action pursuant to this declaration and certification, DOJ will rely upon this declaration and certification as a material representation; and (2) I understand that any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent information or statement in this declaration and certification (or concealment or omission of a material fact as to either) may be the subject of criminal prosecution (including under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and/or 1621, and/or 34 U.S.C. §§ 10271-10273), and also may subject me and the applicant to civil penalties and administrative remedies under the federal False Claims Act (including under 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3730 and/or §§ 3801-3812) or otherwise. Authorized Representatives Acceptance o f Award Eric Dreyer Law Enforcement Executive/Program Official Printed Name Chief of Police Law Enforcement Executive/Program Official Law E Signature cement Executive/Program Official 2 Allan Ekberg Governm ent Executive/Financial Official Printed Name City of Tukwila Mayor Governm ent Executive/Financial Official Title Government Executive/Financial Official Signature Date