HomeMy WebLinkAbout15. 17-419 AUGUST 22, 2017 17-419 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: APPROVE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
GRANT (JAG) FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$16,285.00
INITIATED BY: OSHKOSH POLICE DEPARTMENT
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh that the proper
City officials are hereby authorized and directed to approve application for a grant
agreement with U.S. Department of Justice for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant to purchase equipment for the Oshkosh Police Department and Personal
Protective Equipment for the Winnebago County Sherriff's Department.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proper City officials are hereby authorized
and directed to execute any and all documents required by the U.S. Department of Justice,
Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance for the purposes of same, and are
further authorized and directed, if said grant is awarded, to accept such funds pursuant to
the terms of the grant application and to purchase needed equipment with grant funds.
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
City of Oshkosh
Police Department
PROFESSIONALISM • PRIDE • INTEGRITY • TEAMWORK
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
Dean M. Smith, Chief of Police
August 17, 2017
420 Jackson Street
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Tel: 920-236-5720
Fax: 920-236-5087
dsmith@ci.oshkosh.wi.us
www.oshkoshpd.com
Dean Smith
Chief of Police
RE: Approve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for the
Police Department
BACKGROUND
The Oshkosh Police Department has been notified that we are eligible to receive a
federal grant through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
program. Program guidelines require that the application be available for review by the
governing body of the unit of local government prior to submitting the application to
the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Grant fund eligibility to local governments and
allocation amounts are determined by a formula based on the share of total violent
crime reported within the state, and the City of Oshkosh, as indicated in the annual
Uniform Crime Report (UCR) that we are required to submit monthly. The grant can be
used to purchase equipment needed to support public safety services and operations.
The JAG grant application deadline is September 5, 2017.
The eligible allocation to the City of Oshkosh under the 2017 Edward Byrne Memorial
JAG Grant is $16,285. The Oshkosh Police Department is the only eligible law
enforcement agency in Winnebago County to receive the grant, which creates a
disparate allocation of funds requiring a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to be
signed with Winnebago County officials indicating how the grant will be utilized.
However, because both our agencies have operational needs, this grant will be shared
with the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office. The City of Oshkosh will act as the fiscal
agent for this grant, and the grant will be administered by the Oshkosh Police
Department.
The Mission of the Oshkosh Police Department is to promote public safety and to enhance the
quality of life in our community through innovative policing and community partnerships
ANALYSIS
The Oshkosh Police Department intends to utilize the grant funds to purchase 30 digital
cameras for squad cars and one pole camera to be used in Patrol Operations. The total
cost of the items for the Oshkosh Police Department is approximately $10,828.
The Oshkosh Police Department has used digital cameras to record crime scenes and
evidence for several years. The cameras that our officers currently use are in need of
replacing as many of them have suffered through wear and tear of being used on a
daily basis and some have been taken out of service to breakage. As a department we
deploy a camera with each squad vehicle so that we are able to quickly process crime
scenes. These cameras have proven invaluable to our activities.
The Police Department has identified a need for a pole camera to be used in our
operations to assist officers in viewing difficult areas that at times may prove to be
unsafe for an officer to physically expose him or herself too. Pole cameras are often
used to view in attics, under vehicles as well as other small spaces that officers either
cannot physically access or that put the officer in jeopardy of being harmed.
The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office is planning to use their portion of the funding
to purchase Personal Protective Equipment such as gad masks, Tyvek suits and
protective gloves for crime scene investigations and collection of evidence. This is
related specifically to fentanyl exposure for their staff.
The total cost of the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office items is $5,454.
FISCAL IMPACT
No 2018 Oshkosh Police Department budget dollars will be used to support any of the
initial equipment purchases for the grant and there are no matching funds required.
RECOMMENDATION
If approved, we intend to submit the application by the established deadline, accept the
grant funds as allocated and purchase the equipment indicated in this memo within the
established grant timelines. The Oshkosh Police Department will act as the fiscal agent
for this grant.
Respectfully submitted,
Dean M. Smith
Chief of Police
Approved,
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Rohloff
City Manager
The Mission of the Oshkosh Police Department is to promote public safety and to enhance the
quality of life in our community through innovative policing and community partnerships