For City Council Meeting [January 8, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Ahmad R. Ansari, Interim City Administrator
Sean Grayson, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to Accept California Citizens Option for Public Safety (COPS) Allocation of 2018/2019 Funding and Adopt Budget Resolution No. 7447 Appropriating Funds in the Amount of $162,684.
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BACKGROUND:
The County of San Bernardino Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector has allocated California Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) funding to the City of Rialto Police Department.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Guidelines regulating the use of COPS funding specify that it must be used solely for front-line law enforcement services. Front-line police services are not specifically defined, but include anti-gang and other community enforcement programs. This allocation must supplement existing services and cannot be used to supplant any existing funding for police services.
Each county must create a Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund Committee (SLESF) before applying for funds. California Department of Finance requires this committee to be comprised of the following officials: one Police Chief, the County Sheriff, the District Attorney, the County's Executive Officer and one City Manager. The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has already established an oversight committee by resolution.
The City of Rialto Police Department will use the allocation funding of $162,684 for technology, communication and needed equipment and services for frontline law enforcement personnel. The purchase of equipment and services will allow the department to improve its overall frontline efficiency, effectiveness and safety.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The proposed action does not meet the definition of a project as defined by Section 15378 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A "Project" means the whole of an action, whi...
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