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AGENDA REPORT
DATE: September 12, 2005
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU: John B. Bahorski, City Manager
FROM: Michael F. Sellers, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Allocation of State COPS Funds — 2005 -2006
(Supplemental Law Enforcement Funds Grant)
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
It is requested that a Public Hearing be held to consider the acceptance of funds provided
under State Assembly Bill AB3229, Chapter 134, and that at the conclusion of that
hearing, approval be granted for the proposed expenditure of these funds.
BACKGROUND:
In 1996, State Assembly Bill AB 3229, Chapter 134, established the Citizens' Options for
Public Safety Program to provide funding to eligible jurisdictions. Pursuant to the
current provision of this bill, monies allocated from the Supplemental law Enforcement
Services Fund (SLESF) to recipient entities must be expended exclusively to provide
front line law enforcement services. These funds must be used exclusively for personnel,
equipment, or programs that support front line law enforcement services and by statute
cannot be used to supplant any existing funding for law enforcement services provided by
that entity. Legislation related to these funds requires that all reporting mandates are met
and that these funds be expended in the prescribed fiscal year to avoid forfeiture of the
funds.
The City has received notification that the 2005/06 State budget appropriated funds to
Orange County, and based on population, Seal Beach is expected to receive
approximately $100,000.
As previously stated, these funds must be expended for `front line municipal police
services, in accordance with written requests submitted by the Chief of Police of that city
or the Chief Administrator of the law enforcement agency that provides police services to
that city. These written requests shall be acted upon by the City Council." Government
Code §30061 [c][2].
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Agenda Item .7
It is recommended that these funds be accepted and supplement our existing front line
services in the following manner:
The anticipated $100,000 will be used to fund police personnel to enhance frontline
community policing and problem solving; related technology equipment and training
exclusively dedicated to community policing efforts.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The funds must be expended by June 30, 2007. No City funds would be involved.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that a public hearing be held and that Council approval be given to the
acceptance of the 2005/06 Supplemental law Enforcement (State COPS) funding of
approximately $100,000; that the established SLESF be authorized to accept such funds;
and that approval be given to the Chief of Police to expend these funds as detailed in this
report.
M chael F. Sellers
Chief of Polic -
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John B ri ahorski, City Manager