HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 08-19-2003-8pORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: August 19, 2003
Action Agenda
Item No. ~
SUBJECT: Authorization of Community Oriented Policing (COPSFAST) Grant Positions
DEPARTMENT: Sheriff PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT (S):
Attachment 1. Estimated Cost Projections
for Grant Period
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheriff A. Lindy Pendergrass, extension
2901
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To authorize four permanent full-time Deputy Sheriff positions to be funded from a
recently awarded US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
grant.
BACKGROUND: The US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services (COPSFAST) provides funding for community oriented policing efforts in jurisdictions
with populations of less than 50,000. Since fiscal year 1995-96, the Orange County Sheriff's
Department has been awarded four grants totaling $1.1 million. These monies provided "seed"
funding for 15 Deputy Sheriff positions. With those positions, the Department has been able to
increase police presence and address crime issues in communities and neighborhoods
throughout the County.
In June 2003, the Sheriffs Department received notification of a fifth COPSFAST grant award.
The terms of the grant require Orange County to establish four new full-time equivalent
positions. The new grant, accepted by the Commissioners on June 27, 2003, provides funding
to offset a portion of the personnel related costs for four additional full-time Deputy positions in
the Sheriffs Department. In the first year, the grant will offset approximately 58 percent of the
salaries and benefits of the four positions while the County matches the remaining 48 percent of
the costs. In accordance with the grant, Federal monies decrease each year and in turn, the
County's share increases each year leading to full local funding by the fourth year of the life of
the program. The attached Estimated Personnel Costs spreadsheet provides the federal and
County costs for each of the COPSFAST grants the department has received.
Current year matching funds for this most recent award are included in the Sheriffs Department
2003-04 annual budget.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The amount of federal funding for the three-year period totals $300,000
with the County's match totaling $219,660. Beginning in fiscal year 2006-07, the County must
assume full funding of the four Deputy positions.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners
accept the COPSFAST 5 grant and authorize the addition of four full-time equivalent positions
effective June 1, 2003 in the Sheriff's Department.
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