TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: KEVIN MENSEN, CHIEF OF POLICE
SUBJECT
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2025 Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) Grant Funds Additional Appropriation.
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RECOMMENDATION
1) Accept and approve the additional funds of $145,294.48 received for the identified expenditure areas of the FY 2024-25 Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) Program Grant (G4256); 2) appropriate an additional expenditure and revenue in the amount of $145,294.48 in the State COPS Fund 130; and 3) authorize the City Manager to execute any necessary documents on behalf of the City.
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FISCAL IMPACT
Requires an additional appropriation of expenditures and revenues in the amount of $145,294.48 to Fund 130 - G4256. The requested appropriation of $145,294.48 is fully offset by Grant Revenue and no local matching funds are required.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above furthers the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
• Financial Stability
• Public Service Excellence through Internal and External Partnerships
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Revenue: 1304000-59500-G4256 |
Expenditure: 1304000-40010-G4256 |
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BACKGROUND
The State Budget Act of 2010 has provided funds from the Local Safety and Protection Account (LSPA) in the State Transportation Fund to be available for the purposes of the Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) Grant. The COPS Grant funds are collected in accordance with the proportionate share of the State's total population that resides in each county and city. Each city is guaranteed a minimum of $100,000 by Government Code Section 30061 and any additional amounts are contingent on vehicle license fee collections. The City of Chino was already allocated and received the original amount of $142,976 for FY 2024-25 COPS Program Grant.
The City of Chino will receive an additional allocation of $145,294.48 above the original allocation due to additional LSPA and vehicle license fees collected. The Chino Police Department is requesting continued funding of this program. Acceptance of these additional funds will continue funding the non-sworn position of Police Facilities Coordinator and a portion of a Crime Analyst, along with the purchase of upgraded equipment and new technology.
A provision of the program allows monies to be directed toward funding costs related to salaries and expenses for non-sworn personnel dedicated to supporting front line police operations along with expenditures dedicated to upgrading equipment, purchasing new technology, and upgrading police vehicles. Since 2001, the City Council has approved the continued funding of this grant program.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
The Chino Police Department is requesting continued funding for this grant program. Acceptance of these additional funds will continue funding the non-sworn position of Police Facilities Coordinator and portion of a Crime Analyst, along with the purchase of equipment and new technology. Purchases and award of contracts for equipment or new technology will be in accordance with Chino Municipal Code (CMC) Section 3.32.200.
Attachment: COPS 2025 Growth Allocation