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Home My WebLink About~Master - Approving the Police Department's Application to and Participation in the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program RESOLUTION NO. 20-225 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S APPLICATION TO AND PARTICIPATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,the Ames Police Department is again requesting permission to apply for funding from the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program, and to participate in the Program should funds be awarded; and, WHEREAS, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program provides funds to local law enforcement agencies to support the purchase of new and replacement bulletproof vests for individual officers; and, WHEREAS, bulletproof vests have an approximate five-year lifecycle, and the Police Department has a rotating schedule for replacement of vests for current officers and as new officers are added to the force, new vests must be purchased that are tailored to the individual officer; and, WHEREAS, during 2020/21 fiscal year,the schedule calls for the acquisition or replacement of 14 vests with an estimated cost of$10,066; and, WHEREAS,the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant requires local agencies to provide 50%of the cost and the BVP program will provide the other 50%; and, WHEREAS, the 2020/21 Police budget was constructed with the expectation that the City would apply for and receive a Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant and the Police Department's 50% share has already been budgeted as a commodities expense. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the Police Department's application to and participation in the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 12tt' day of May, 2020. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12" day of May, 2020.