2000-23989 RESO
RESOLUTION NO. 2000-23989
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF $190,173.00
IN SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FUNDS, FROM THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, "COPS MORE 98" GRANT PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach was awarded a "COPS MORE"Grant from the United
States Department of Justice, in 1998, in the amount of $469,565.00, with $347,673.00 from the
United States Department of Justice, and $121,892.00 in matching funds from the Police
Confiscations Account; and
WHEREAS, the original grant was earmarked to hire ten (10) Public Safety Specialists and
the purchase of twenty-seven (27) lap top computers; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice has agreed to provide the City a
supplemental award to this Grant, in the amount of$190,173.00, with the City providing matching
funds, in the amount of $47,543.00, derived from the Police Confiscations Account; and
WHEREAS, the supplemental funding will be used to fund the ten (10) Public Safety
Specialists for an additional twelve (12) months.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission herein authorize the acceptance of $190, 173 .00 in supplemental grant funds, from the
United States Department of Justice, "Cops More 98" Grant Program.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 12th day of July
,2000.
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CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. 52 q-cc>
SUBJECT:
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and DATE: July 12,2000
Members of the City Commission
Lawrence A. Levy f).~
City Managy
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE
ACCEPTANCE OF $190,173.00 IN SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FUNDS,
FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, "COPS
MORE 98" GRANT PROGRAM.
TO:
FROM:
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
The City of Miami Beach, through the Police Department, was awarded grant funds from the United
States Department of Justice's "COPS MORE 98" Program. "COPS MORE 98" is an abbreviation
for the Community Oriented lolicing .l:!ervices (COPS), Making Officer Redeployment Effective
(MORE). "COPS MORE" is a grant program designed to redeploy police officers to community
policing duties through the use of technology , equipment and support resources (civilian employees).
The original grant provided one year funding to hire ten (10) Public Safety Specialists and the
purchase of twenty-seven (27) lap top computers. The supplemental grant will fund the ten (10)
Public Safety Specialists for an additional year.
The total grant that was awarded in 1998 was $469,565.00 with $347,673.00 coming from the United
States Department of Justice and the City providing matching funds in the amount of $121 ,892.00,
derived from the Police Confiscations Account. The US Department of Justice has offered to
supplement this original award with an additional $190,173.00, with the City providing matching
funds in the amount of $47,543.00, derived from the Police Confiscations Account.
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Commission adopt this resolution approving the
acceptance of the supplemental grant funds.
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