City Council Agenda
Memo to:
Manteca City Council
From:
Stephen Schluer, Chief of Police
Prepared by:
Paul Carmona, Capitain
Date:
February 4, 2025
Subject:
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
Recommendation:
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Adopt a resolution accepting a grant of $14,525 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program; approving the Department's spending plan as described in the staff report; and appropriating funds in the FY25 Annual Budget as described in the fiscal impact section.
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Background:
The U.S. Department of Justice, through the Office of Justice Programs, provides funding to assist State and local law enforcement to combat crime and to improve the functioning of their organizations. One of these programs is the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. The JAG formula allocates money to law enforcement agencies based on the population of the jurisdiction and the level of Part 1, violent and felony crimes occurring in the area policed by that agency. Based on that formula, the Manteca Police Department was entitled to a one-time grant of $14,525.00.
Due to the nature of this grant, the Department recommends these funds be used for one-time expenditures that would normally be requested from the General Fund and not for on-going expenses. Staff recommends these funds be used to purchase Simunition conversion kits to enhance our tactical and firearms training program. These kits will allow officers to safely use their duty weapons during realistic scenario-based training, utilizing non-lethal ammunition for safe force-on-force exercises. By incorporating Simunition training into our regimen, we aim to improve decision-making, shooting accuracy, and tactical responses under stress, thereby enhancing overall officer safety and operational effectiveness.
These kits will be used to conduct realistic tr...
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