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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2020-195RESOLUTION NO. 2020-195 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING $750,000 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS) FOR THE COPS HIRING GRANT PROGRAM, AND ADDING SIX PEACE OFFICERS TO THE AUTHORIZED STAFFING LEVEL OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, in March 2020, Chula Vista Police Department submitted a grant application to the United States Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) for the COPS Hiring Grant Program; and WHEREAS, funds from the U.S. Department of Justice are made available to help offset the impact of hiring police officers; and WHEREAS, on June 25, 2020 the U.S. Department of Justice’s COPS awarded $750,000 to the City for the COPS Hiring Grant Program; and WHEREAS, the COPS grant allows the Police Department to hire six additional sworn police officers and funds $125,000 per officer over a 3-year grant period. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it accepts $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) for the COPS Hiring Grant Program and adds six Peace Officers to the authorized staffing level of the Police Department. [SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE] DocuSign Envelope ID: 00D66D3D-437B-4708-A0C8-318C75EE3D8F Resolution No. 2020-195 Page No. 2 Presented by Approved as to form by Roxana Kennedy Glen R. Googins Chief of Police City Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 25th day of August 2020 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor ATTEST: Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2020-195 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 25th day of August 2020. Executed this 25th day of August 2020. Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: 00D66D3D-437B-4708-A0C8-318C75EE3D8F