Title
Authorization to Amend Current Agreement and Ordinance for the Hickey Family Foundation Grant (Ordinance S-52172) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, to amend Ordinance S-49694 and the current agreement with the Hickey Family Foundation. Authorization of this amendment will extend the agreement to December 31, 2025. No additional funds are being requested. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept and the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
In March 2022, the Police Department was awarded a grant from the Hickey Family Foundation to support the Department's Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T) Unit's mission to combat human trafficking by focusing on commercial sexual exploitation of children and domestic minor sex trafficking. The agreement funds operational and investigative expenses, training, and equipment that directly impact the unit's ability to efficiently and effectively investigate the various forms of human trafficking allowing for positive impact to the human trafficking victims throughout the State of Arizona. The Police Department recently requested an extension on the grant award to expend the remaining funds. Authorization of this amendment will extend the agreement period end date to December 31, 2025. No additional funds are being requested.
Contract Term
This amendment will extend the contract period end date to December 31, 2025.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.