HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 2013 Bureau of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Agreement RESOLUTION NO. 13-462
RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR 2013 BUREAU OF JUSTICE
ASSISTANCE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2013, the City Council authorized staff to apply for the 2013
Department of Justice,Office of Justice Programs,Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program; and,
WHEREAS,the grant conditions required that the application be filed jointly with Story
County, and the City Council approved entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with
Story County; and,
WHEREAS,in September,the Department of Justice notified the City that the grant had
been awarded in full; and,
WHEREAS,the grant award is for$23,686, and the Police Department proposes to use
the funds for specialized training and equipment purchases to support crisis prevention and
resolution programs; and,
WHEREAS, grant funds will be used to purchase a laptop computer for the
Department's mental health advocate to support the data and communications management
functions that have become integral to that work; and,
WHEREAS,equipment to support weapons storage and active shooter training will also
be funded, and an additional Taser will be purchased; and,
WHEREAS,the grant will also fund the purchase of a device that facilitates the forensic
examination of electronic devices,and,finally,the grant will support sending one person to the
2013 Crisis Intervention Team Conference; and,
WHEREAS, there is no match requirement with this grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Ames,
Iowa, that the Agreement for the 2013 Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial
JAG Program is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8" day of October, 2013.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Szopinski
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: Larson
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8"'day of October, 2013.