8.5 Local Law Enforcement Grant CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION ACTION
DATE TIME
07/27/98 4:00 P.M.
~tGENDA SECTION ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: APPROVED FOR
NO. 8 Police Department AGENDA:
ITEM
NO. 5 ~
BY: James D. Hill ~' BY:
Item:
RESOLUTION NUMBER 98-5307, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING UNDER THE FY
1998 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
Background:
In 1996, Congress approved the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) program. Administered by the Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA), the program was established to provide local units of government with additional funds to help improve public
safety. Local governments receive an allocation based on their number of Part I violent crimes when compared to all other eligible
jurisdictions in the State of Kansas for the three most recent calendar years. Salina received $31,990 in 1996, and $39,861 in 1997.
Our 1998 award of $37,610 has been reduced 10 percent (from the original award of $41,789) due to the fact that we have chosen
not to comply with a new, voluntary and potentially very costly 1998 block grant provision.
Enclosed is a BJA Fact Sheet giving more detailed information about the program. This program is non-competitive, and merely
requires a one page application to receive the funds.
Prom-am Matching Requirements:
There is a 10 percent matching cash requirement for this grant.
$37,610 Federal
+4,179 Local
$41,789 Total Project Funds
Staff Recommendation:
1. Authorize the application/acceptance of LLEBG funds, with the local match share to be provided through the General Fund
Vehicles and Equipment account.
2. Preliminarily designate "law enforcement equipment" as the program purpose area for LLEBG fund expenditure, subject
to review by an advisory board. (Staff believes that equipping our vehicles with video cameras and our officers with
pocket tape recorders to be a priority use for these funds.)
3. Authorize the City Manager to appoint an advisory board to make recommendations as to the specific use of the LLEBG
funds, as required by the grant.
Action:
Consider Resolution No. 98-5307 and the additional staff recommendations listed above.
Enclosures
F-59 (Rev. 1/98)
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U-S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of J~Lttice A)~sistance
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L', Fact Sheet
Nancy E. Gist Director
FY 1998 Local Law Enforcement
Block Grants Program
The Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 Appropriations Act, Public the tbrmula-based threshold of $10.000 are eligible for
Law 105-119, provides $523 million for the continua- direct awards from BJA.
tion of the Local Law Enforcement 'Block Grants The amount of State funds remaining after local alloca-
CLLEBG) Program to be administered by the Bureau of tions have been made is awarded to a State Administra-
Justice Assistance (BJA), U,S, Department of Justice. rive Agency (SAA) designated by the Governor. The
The purpose of the LLEBG Program is to provide funds S^A has the choice of distributing award funds to State
to units t)f local government t~ underwrite projects to
police departments and/or to units of local government
reduce crime and improve public safety, not meeting the formula-based threshold of $10,000.
Program Eligibility and Distribution Additional information about this portion of the funds
of Funds is available from each State's respective SAA.
To be considered eligible for thc LLEBG Program, u Program Purpose Areas
jurisdiction must be a general purpose unit of local' guy- LLEBG Program funds must be spent in accordance
ernment.~ The unit of local govermnent must report, via with one or more of the following seven purpose areas:
its law enforcement agency, to the Uniform Crime Re-
pons (UCR) Program at the Federal Bureau of Investi- I~ Law enforcement support for:
gation (FBI). · Hiring, training, and employing on a continu-
The LLEBG ProgTam is a formula program based on a oas basis new, additional law enforcement of-
jurisdiction's number of UCR Part I violent crimes re- ricers and necessary support personnel.
portext to the FBI. The formula is computed in two stages. · Paying overtime to employed law enforcement
In the first stage, State allocations are made proportionate officers and necesgary support personnel for the
to the State's average annual number of UCR Part I viD-
purpose of increasing the number of hours
lent crimes compared to all States for the 3 most recent worked by such personnel.
calendar years. Each State will receive a minimum award
of 0.25 percent of the tota! amount available for formula · Procuring equipment, technology, and other
distribution under the LLEBG Program. In the second materials directly related to basic law enforce-
ment functions.
stage, awards to units of local government are made pro-
~)rtionate to each local jurisdiction's average annual [-I Enhancing security mea_~ures in ~md around schools
number of UCR Part I violent crimes compared to all 10- and other facilities or locations that the unit of local
cai jurisdictions in that State.for the 3 most recent cairn- government considers to be at risk tbr incidents of
dar years. Jurisdictions reporting crime statistics above crime.
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l-1 Establishing or supporting drug courts, must be returned to BJA within 90 days of the
El Enhancing the adjudication of cases involving project's termination.
violent offenders, including cases involving violent Public Safety Officers' Health Benefits Provision
juvenile offenders. Section 615 of the FY 1998 Appropriations Act requires
D Establishing u multijurisdictional task l~rce, a unit of local government to afford a public safety of-
particularly in rural areas, composed of law ricer who retires or is separated from duty due to a line-
enforcement officials reprcse, nting units of local gov- of-duty injury suffered as a direct and proximate result
en~ment. These task forces nmst work with Federal of responding to a hot pursuit or an emergency situation
law enforcemem officials to prevent and control at separation with health benefits that are the same as.
crime, or better than, those benefits received while on duty at
the time of injury.
El Establishing cooperative crime prevention pro-
grams between community residents and law A unit of local government eligible I'or the LLEBG Pro-
enforcement personnel to control, detect, or investi- gram must be in compliance with this provision to be
gate crime or to prosecute criminals, eligible to receive the entire amount of its award. A unit
El Defi'aying the cost of indenmification insurance for of local government not in compliance with this provi,
law enforcemem officers, sion will forfeit 10 percent of the eligible award
amount. For additional information on this provision.
Program Requirements see the LLEBG Public Safety Officers' Health Benefits
Provision fact sheet, which is available through the BJA
The following requirements must be met prior to the Clearinghouse and via the BJA home page.
obligation of LL£BG Program funds:
Advlsury Board Prohibitions on Use of Funds
Each.jurisdiction must establish or d~signute un advi- LLEBG funds are not to be used to purchase, lease, rent,
or acquire tanks or armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft,
. sory bo;fid to review the application. This board must
be designated to make nonbJnding recommendations for limousines, real estate, yachts, or any vehicle not used
the proposed use of funds received under this program,: primarily for law enforcement. Funds arc not to be used
At minimum thc advisory board must include a member to rcminconsultants. Construction of new facilities is also
from each of the following local organizations: law eh- prohibited. 'In addition. Federal funds may not be t, sed to
forcement agency, prosecutor's office, court system, supplant State or local funds; they must be used to in-
school system, and nonprofit group (e.g., educational, crease the amount of funds that would otherwise be avail-
able from State ,and local sources.
religious, or community) active in crime, prevention or
drug use prevention or treatment. Resolution of Funding Disparities
Public Hearing The LLEBG Program provides resolution to potential
£ach jurisdiction must hold ar least one public hearing funding disparities within ;jurisdictions. The State at-
regarding the proposed use of funds. Jurisdictions torney general may certify that a disparity exists be-
should encourage public attendance and participation, tween or among jurisdictions. Those jurisdictions are
Matching Funds then required by statute to develop and submit joint
applications, BJA's role is limited t0 accepting State
In each jurisdiction, LLEI~G funds may not enceed 90 attorney general certifications ~'and reviewing joint
pcrcenl of total probmtm costs. Program participation re- applications tbr compliance, If thc State attorney gen-
quires a cash match that will not be waived. All recipients eral chooses not to become involved in the disparate
must maintain records clearly showing the source, al location certification process, there is no mechanism
amount, and timing of all matching contribu0ons, for BJA to intervene.
Tru~s¢ Fund The 'LLEBG Program employs two criteria for deter-
Each jurisdiction must establish an interest-bearing mining eligibility for certification. First, an associated
trust fund in which to deposit program funds. All Fed- municipality's eligible funding amount nmst be greater
eral funds (including interest and match) must be ex- (by set percentages) than the funding amount of the
pended within the 2-year grant period. Unspent funds county. Second, the county must bear more than 50
2
percent of prosecution or incarceration costs arising For Further Information
from Part I violent crimes reporied by an associated
For more information about the Local Law Enforce-
municipality. When there are multiple associated mu-
meat Block Grants Program, please contact:
nicipalities, the county also mast show that the funding
allocations to those municipalities are likely to threaten Bureau of Justice Assistance
the efficient administration of justice. Local Law Enforcement [tlock Grants Division
810 Seventh Street NW.
Application Process Washington, DC 2053!
I. BJA distributes application kits to eligible units of 202-305-2088
local government in late May. World Wide Web: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA
2, State attorney general submits disparity certifica- Bureau of Justice Assistance Clearinghouse
tions to BJA. if applicable, in late June. P.O, Box 60(}0
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
3. J'urisdiction's chief executive signs and submits a 1-800-688-4252
copy of the applicatioq to the Governor or desig- World Wide Web: http://www, qcjrs.org
hated representative at least 20 days prior to sub-
U.S. Department of Justice Response Center
mission to BJA. as required by statute,
1-8fX}-421-6770 or 202-307-1480
4,Chief executive forwards a copy of the application
to BJA by late July.
5. BJA makes awards by late September-
Notes
1, Units of local government arc, countie, s. towns and
townships, villages, cities, parishes, Indian tribes.
Alaska Native villages, m~d parish sheriffs (in the
State of Louisiana) that carry out substantial
govgrnmental duties.
2. In Louisiana the reccommendations of the advisory FS 000216
board are binding. May 1998