HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005 03 28 Informational 304 Grant Award from Florida Department of Law Enforcement
COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM 304
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INFORMATIONAL X
PUBLIC HEARING
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REQUEST: Police Department informing the Commission of its grant award of $5,569.00 from
Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to inform the Commission that the Police
Department has been awarded a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant from the
Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Police Department had submitted application in January for this
grant to be used for the Community Relations Bureau. This grant consisted of a competitive
application with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
. Local Law Enforcement Block Grant provided by the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement.
This grant was awarded on March 9, 2005 and will allow the Police Department to purchase video
and audio systems to be used in various youth programs hosted by the Community Services Bureau.
Both of these systems will be used for training within the Police Department and other Bureaus
during events hosted for the community as well.
This application was a request for $5,539.00 in state funding with a matching amount of $619.00
that will be taken from current department budgeted funds.
FUNDING:
. Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, $619.00 in matching funds to be appropriated from the
current department budget.
RECOMMENDATION: None at this time.
COMMISSION ACTION: