HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Grant application for electronic accident reports and state citations RESOLUTION NO. 01-006
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUBMITTAL OF GRANT APPLICATION
TO THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT TO ALLOW THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE
ACCIDENT REPORTS AND CITATIONS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the Ames Police Department desires to apply for grant funds offered through the
Iowa Department of Transportation (provided by the Federal Intelligent Transportation System
Department and the Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau for the state of Iowa) to enable officers to
electronically transmit accident report and citation data; and,
WHEREAS,the electronic transmission of data speeds the movement of information in a usable
form through the analytical tools used by the state of Iowa and back to those in government who make
decisions based on this information; and,
WHEREAS, accident information from the City of Ames is hand-written and submitted to the
state; and,
WHEREAS,the raw data must then be converted to a usable form before it may be analyzed,and
from the time of collection until the information is available to state and local governments is
approximately one year; and,
WHEREAS, with the new electronic software and equipment being provided by this grant, the
Department of Transportation will be able to make this data available immediately.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that
the submittal of a grant application to the Iowa Department of Transportation for software and equipment
to allow for electronic transmission of accident and citation data by the Ames Police Department is hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 9th day of January,2001.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor
Introduced by: Cross
Seconded by: Goodhue
Voting aye: Campbell, Cross, Goodhue, Hoffman, Quirmbach
Voting nay: None Absent: Wirth
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9th day of January, 2001.