City Council
MEETING DATE: 1/28/2015
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Expenditure Plan for the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Grant for Fiscal Year 2014/2015
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FROM:
George Crum, Chief of Police
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
This item is provided for discussion and direction only
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BACKGROUND:
A Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA) has been established in each county of the state, for the purpose of overseeing and allocating funding being provided by the State of California's Citizens Options for Public Safety (Cal-COPS) Program, for the purpose of funding "frontline law enforcement services." The total state funding from the program allots a certain percentage for "city funding." City funding allocations are distributed based on population estimates provided by Chapter 353 of the Budget Act for the particular year funding.
In accordance with Government Code Section 30061 and 30063, the City Council shall approve the appropriation of the anticipated funding by approving a written request in the form of an "Expenditure Plan." The County of Riverside Sheriff's Department is designated as the Supplemental Law Enforcement Oversight Committee and must certify receipts and approval of the City's "Expenditure Plan" prior to submitting it to the County Board of Supervisors for review and approval, who will subsequently authorize the County Auditor/Controller to release the funding.
DISCUSSION:
The Expenditure Plan requirement requests the identification of the category (or categories) for which we plan to expend our current funding. It has been determined through management and staff decision, the best and most useful use of the funding will entirely be designated under the category of personnel, and be utilized towards the salary and equipment costs of starting a Police Cadet program for the Department.
The Cathedral City Police Department has two very successful volunteer programs that have been in exist...
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