Title
Authorization to Amend Ordinance for the Hickey Family Foundation Grant (Ordinance S-49694)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to amend Ordinance S-48390 and extend an agreement with the Hickey Family Foundation. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept and the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The grant amount is $249,400. No matching funds are required.
Report
Summary
In March 2022, the City Council approved the agreement for 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 unit intends to build on their existing success through proactive and reactive investigations, undercover operations and victim outreach. The funding will directly impact the unit's ability to efficiently and effectively investigate the various forms of human trafficking and will enable a positive impact to the human trafficking victims throughout the State of Arizona.
Grant funding will be utilized for operational and investigative expenses, training and equipment.
Contract Term
The current contract term of the grant agreement from Sept. 1, 2022 through Aug. 30, 2023, will be extended through Dec 31, 2024.
Financial Impact
There is no impact to the General Fund as no matching funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.