TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Non-District Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for Ten Additional Police Officers to Include Salary, Benefits, Operating Costs and Vehicles and Increase to the Fire Impact Fee Capital Contribution to Wellen Park in the Amount of $2,309,180; Providing for Findings; Providing for Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Approve Resolution No. 2024-R-16 as presented.
Background Information
Police
During the City Commission Regular Meeting held on June 13, 2023, the Commission approved the U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Competitive Grant Program designed to advance public safety through community policing by addressing the full-time sworn officer needs of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide. The Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new or rehire additional career Law Enforcement Officers and to increase their community policing capacity and crime-prevention efforts. After completion of the three-year period, the City assumes responsibility to fully fund the positions.
The City of North Port was awarded ten new sworn full-time Police Officer positions of which the U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Competitive Grant Program will pay for up to $125,000 per Police Officer for salary and benefits over a three-year period for a total of $1,250,000 and the City will provide matching funds for the rest of the salaries and benefits.
The approximate cost of matching funds is expected to be $1,250,000 for personnel costs over the three-year period, with $350,530 year one, $899,470 years two and three. The City ...
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