TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Acceptance of a 2018 Bulletproof Vest Grant for replacement Body Armor for Police Officers in the amount of $2,936.00.
Recommended Action
Approve the acceptance of a 2018 Bulletproof Vest Grant for replacement Body Armor for Police Officers in the amount of $2,936.00.
Background Information
The United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) offers a grant annually for replacement body armor for Police Officers. Funding decisions and notifications are made by email no later than September 30, 2018. The program requires a 50% match of the cost of the body armor, which is currently $734 each.
Body armor expires five (5) years after the manufacture date. This year the request is for eight (8) replacement vests. The total estimated cost is $5,872. If the grant is awarded fully, the USDOJ award would be $2,936.
Although there is no guarantee, the North Port Police Department has received this grant for over fifteen (15) years and is normally awarded the full amount requested. The USDOJ can make an award in a lower amount.
Strategic Plan
Financially Responsible City Providing Quality Municipal Services.
Financial Impact
If awarded, the grant amount will be $2,936 and has been placed in the 2018/2019 budget as a Revenue to the General Fund with a corresponding expenditure.
Procurement
N/A
Attachments:
1. BVP Application 2018
2. BVP Information on Application 2018
Prepared by: Jennifer Ayres
Department Director: Christopher Morales