6.4 LLEBG Funds Personnel
CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION
DATE
10/06/03
TIME
4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION
NO:
6
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
POLICE DEPARTMENT
APPROVED FOR
AGENDA:
ITEM
NO.
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BY: James D. Hill, Chief of Police
BY:
ITEM:
Consider advisory board recommendations and public comment regarding proposed use of
FY2003 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) Program, administered by the U.S. Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice Assistance, provides funds to units of local government to
underwrite projects to reduce crime and improve public safety. Awards to local units of
government are proportionate to the local jurisdiction's average number of Part I violent crimes
compared to the number for all local jurisdictions in the state for the three most recent calendar
years. The City of Salina received a FY2003 grant award in the following amount:
$17,549 Federal Award
1 ,950 Local Match
$19,499 Total Project Funds
Pursuant to LLEBG program requirements, an advisory board was appointed by the City Manager to
make nonbinding recommendations to the City Commission for the proposed use of the LLEBG
funds. The program requires that the advisory board membership comprise at least one member of
each of the following: local law enforcement, the prosecutor's office, court system, school system,
as well as a member of a nonprofit group active in crime prevention or drug use prevention. The
following persons were asked to serve on the advisory board: Ellen Mitchell, Jane Eilers, Dr. Peg
Dokken-Opat, Ann Ryan, Rod Franz, and Paul Webb.
RECOMMENDATION:
Advisory Board Recommendation:
The advisory board and staff met on September 17, and are recommending for your consideration
that "personnel" be designated as the LLEBG program purpose area. As with our 2002 LLEBG
award, the recommendation is that LLEBG funds be utilized once again to help defray the personnel
cost incurred when the Commission approved the hiring of two additional 9-1-1 Emergency
Communications Center dispatchers in 2003. This additional staffing has increased the number of
dispatchers on duty, thereby enhancing public safety in Salina and Saline County.
CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION
DATE
10/06/03
TIME
4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION
NO:
6
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
POLICE DEPARTMENT
APPROVED FOR
AGENDA:
ITEM
NO.
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BY: James D. Hill, Chief of Police
BY:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
1. Authorize staff to draw down federal funds, thereby accepting the grant award.
2. Adopt the advisory board recommendation, designating "personnel" as the LlLEBG purpose area,
and that grant funds be used to partially fund police dispatchers.
ACTION:
Consider advisory board and staff recommendations listed above.