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Dept/ Agency: Police
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide and advance public safety through community policing and assisting jurisdictions with financial support to add and rehire law enforcement personnel
Entity Name: Newark Police Department
Entity Address: 22 Franklin Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $6,028,700.00
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Total Project Cost: $9,209,175.00
City Contribution: $3,180,475.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: The Newark Police Department Budget/N/A
Contract Period: September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2014
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Invitation: Police Director, April 17, 2012
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), advances the practice of community policing in America’s state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies by sharing information and providing grant funding to police departments; and
WHEREAS, the 2011 COPS Hiring Program Grant (CHP) has been made available to advance public safety through community policing by addressing the full-time sworn officer needs of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide. This grant is designed to provide jurisdictions with financial support to add or rehire law enforcement personnel vital to effective police operations and other crime reduction strategies consistent with the community policing philosophy; and
WHEREAS, due to a budget deficit, the City of Newark (the “City”) was forced to reduce its level of sworn police officers through layoffs; and
WHEREAS, the CHP allows a grantee...
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