Title
Authorization to Apply for, Accept, and Enter into an Agreement with Arizona Criminal Justice Commission for 2019 Full Service Forensic Crime Laboratory Grant Program (Ordinance S-44717)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to authorize the Police Department to apply for, accept and enter into an agreement for state grant funds through the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission's, FY 2019 Full Service Forensic Crime Laboratory grant program. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Police Department's Laboratory Services Bureau (LSB) has applied for and been awarded funds through this grant program for several years. The purpose of this grant funding is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the state's various full-service crime laboratories. If awarded, grant funding will be utilized for the purchase of equipment, supplies, and training for laboratory staff to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the crime laboratory. The grant application is due May 18, 2018. If authorization is denied, the grant application will be rescinded.
Contract Term
The term is one year from the date of execution, if the grant is awarded. Proposed start date would be July 1, 2018 and would end June 30, 2019.
Financial Impact
The eligible funding amount is $100,000. No matching funds are required. Cost to the City would be in-kind resources only.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Police Department.