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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 230976
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Authorizing acceptance from the U.S. Department of Justice of grant funds for the Bureau of Justice Assistance FY23 National Public Safety Partnership-Capacity Building Grant in the amount of $500,000.00; estimating revenue and appropriating $500,000.00 to the Justice Assistance Grant.
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WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri ("City") applied for a $500,000.00 grant award in conjunction with the Kansas City Police Department ("KCPD") and the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office ("JCPO") (collectively, the "Applicants") for the purpose of funding improvements to the response, investigation, and intervention of nonfatal shootings in the City; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the full grant request of $500,000.00 to the Applicants; and
WHEREAS, the Applicants desire to use the awarded funds to advance the Public Safety Partnership strategic plan, including the improvement of the Applicants' nonfatal shooting investigation and response procedures, improving public perception of law enforcement, engaging the community in violence interventions, and advancing the use of crime data analytics; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the revenue in the following account is hereby estimated:
24-2410-100001-478295-G10DOJPSP23 Public Safety Partnership Grant $500,000.00
Section 2. That $500,000.00 is appropriated from Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Justice Assistance Grant Fund to the following accounts:
24-2410-105005-A-G10DOJPSP23 DOJ Bryne Community Program $150,000.00
24-2410-105005-B-G10PSPDOJ23 DOJ Bryne Community Program 75,000.00
24-2410-129997-X-G10DOJPSP23 Transfer to KCPDU 275,000.00
TOTAL $500,000.00
Section 3. That revenue is estimated to the following account in KCPDU General Grant Fund in the fol...
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