TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: KEVIN MENSEN, CHIEF OF POLICE
SUBJECT
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2026 Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) Grant.
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RECOMMENDATION
1) Accept and approve the use of grant funds for the identified expenditure areas of the 2025-26 Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) Program Grant G4265; 2) appropriate $145,497 to the AB3229-State COPS Grant Fund 130, with a corresponding increase to revenues in the same fund; and 3) authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
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FISCAL IMPACT
Appropriate the expenditure and revenue of $145,497 to the AB3229-State COPS Fund 130, grant G4265. The requested appropriation 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-G4265 |
Expenditure: 1304000-40010-G4265 |
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BACKGROUND
The State Budget Act of 2010 provided funds from the Local Safety and Protection Account (LSPA) in the State Transportation Fund for the Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) Grant. These COPS grant funds are allocated according to the proportionate share of the State’s total population residing in each county and city. Government Code Section 30061 guarantees each city a minimum of $100,000, with any additional amounts contingent on vehicle license fee collections. The City of Chino has been allocated $145,497 for FY 2025-26.
A provision of the program allows funds to be directed toward costs related to salaries and expenses for non-sworn personnel dedicated to supporting front-line police operations, as well as expenditures for upgrading equipment, purchasing new technology for sworn personnel, and upgrading police vehicles. Since 2001, the City Council has consistently 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 funds will sustain the non-sworn position of Police Facilities Coordinator and partially fund a Crime Analyst position, in addition to supporting 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 2026 Allocation Notice