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Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/ Division of Police
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Funding to purchase body worn cameras
Entity Name: United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Assistance
Entity Address: 810 7th Street, NW Washington, DC 20531
Grant Amount: $372,500.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Assistance
Total Project Cost: $745,000.00
City Contribution: $372,500.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2018 (or until all grant funds are expended)
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:
The City is providing half of the funding, or $372,500.00, of the total project cost.
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WHEREAS, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Acting Director of the Department of Public Safety, submitted an application to the United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Assistance, requesting funding in the amount of $372,500.00 from the FY2016 Bureau of Justice Assistance - Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program, to fund the purchase, development and evaluation of a body camera implementation initiative within the Newark Police Division ("NPD"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the grant application, a copy of which is attached hereto, the City of Newark is required to provide a fifty percent (50%) cash match of $372,500.00, towards the total project cost of $745,000.00. The cash match which will be provided through the 2017 Newark Municipal Budget, more specifically, Fund 045, Dept. 17G, Project Code 17A10, Account Code 94710, Budget Reference B2017; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has re...
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