AgdaPkt 2008-10-13 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

9A Page 8 Losing a col[eague is never easy. ln Matt Garcia's case, the loss is particularly poignant because his youth#ul energy,cheerful determination and the tremendous promise he showed as a(eader in his community were tragically cut short. He will be greatly missed. Federal ByrnelJAG Loca! Law Enforcerr�ent Grant Legislation Sigr�ed President Bush signed Senate Bill 231 [Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)] into law on July 30 to reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memoriai Justice Assistance Grant(Byrne/JAG}program thraugh 2012. Grants from the Byrne/JAG pragram and its predecessors have funded local crime control programs including state and IocaE drug task forces, community crime preventian programs, substance abuse treatment programs, and prosecution initiatives. The grants will cantinue to be administered by the U.S.Justice Department,with 60 percent af the funds going to state agencies and 4�percent set aside for disiribution to local governments. The Byrne/JAG �rogram provides one of the only sources of federal funds for sheriffs and police chiefs in many smaller and rura!cities and counties. Whife the progratn itself has been approved,funding is still waiting approval by the House and Ser.ate Apprapriations Committees. Priority Focus wi41 provide a!?update�n the approval of the funding. More information on S.231 can be fiound online a#www.thomas.qov. New Partnership Brings Cities the Greenest Products at the Lowest Prices U.S. Communities and the Responsibfe Purchasing Network(RPN)are joining forces to combine the purchasing power af 87,000 public agencies with the nation's foremosk green purchasing authority. U.S. Communities is partnering with RPN to identify and promote products offered through U.S. Communities contracts that meet independent,third-party green standards such as those certified by GreenSeaf, EcoLago or EPEA7. The first initia#ive o#the partnership will address green cleaning supplies by identifying#he GreenSeal certified clsaning products available through U.S. Communities with Zep Superior Solutions. RPN members will ultimately be able to search green products through RPN's database and quickky identify which cleaning products are available on the Zep contract, download the contract,and request contact from a sa{es rep to set up an account. As part of this partnership, RPN wi11 expand its Responsible Purchasing Guide for Cleaners. Background Sy pooling the purchasing power of more fhan 87,000 pub{ic agencies, U.S. Communities serves as a national purchasing fvr;arn for local and stafe governmen#agencies, school districts, higher education and nonpro�#s nationwide.Cities can take acfvantage of 17 different contracts for thousands of products facilitated by U.S. Communities and solicited by a lead public agency. U.S. Communi#ies established its Going Green program in 2006 to assist local agencies with their responsible purchasing goals.The League is a sponsor of U.S, Communities. Additional lnformation Visit www ctoqreencommunities.or�ko find au#more about the sustainability solutions offered by U.S. Communities. Connie Kuranko wifh ti�e Going Green Program can answer gues#ions. She can be contacted by e-mail at ckuranko(a�uscommunities.arq. Visit RPIV's Web site at www responsiblepurchasinQ.ora for more information about the organization. 8