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<br />Ø/-/ <br /> <br /> <br />January 9, 2006 <br /> <br />Subject <br />The proposed use of 2005 Citizens Option for Public Safety (COPS) funds of $109,639 by the <br />Redwood City Police Department. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br />After completion of the public hearing, approve by motion, the Police Chief's recommendation to <br />dedicate $102,673 of the Citizens Option for Public Safety (COPS) funds to the salaries and benefits of <br />the new police officer positions approved by City Council pursuant to the staffing study of 1997. The <br />Police Chief recommends that the remaining funds, $6,966 be dedicated to the purchase of SWAT <br />related law enforcement equipment. <br /> <br />Background <br />For the tenth consecutive year, the Redwood City Police Department has received a State COPS <br />grant. These funds may only be used for "front line" municipal police services, such as personnel, <br />equipment, and programs necessary to meet police service needs within Redwood City. The money <br />must be used to supplement existing services and may not be used to supplant any existing funding for <br />law enforcement services. Additionally, the requests from the Chief of Police for expenditure of COPS <br />funds must be considered separate and apart from the process applicable to proposed allocations of <br />the City's general fund, Le., separately from the general budgetary process. State law requires that the <br />City Council hold a public hearing to consider written requests by the Police Chief for the expenditure <br />of COPS funds. <br /> <br />It is the Police Chief's recommendation that $102,673 of this year's award be dedicated to the salaries <br />and benefits of the new police officer positions approved by City Council pursuant to the staffing study. <br />The Police Chief recommends that the remaining funds, $6,966 be dedicated to the purchase of <br />SWAT related law enforcement equipment. <br /> <br />Alternatives <br />The grant funds may be used for any "front line" municipal police services. <br /> <br />Fiscal Impact <br />The COPS grant has no matching fund requirement. A budget adjustment to encumber the $6,966 will <br />be addressed in the mid-year budget. The grant will allow for the fund~.. . f new OffiC. er salaries and <br /> <br />b~therNiSe be fU~!27.ll: fund. W~ <br /> <br />Keith A. Harper Carlos G. Bolanos Ed Everett <br />Administrative Sergeant Police Chief City Manager <br />