TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Application to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program in the Amount of $95,000, and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review, Should the Grant be Awarded to the City.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve the application to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program in the amount of $95,000, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after Legal Review, should the grant be awarded to the City.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve the application to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program in the amount of $95,000, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after Legal Review, should the grant be awarded to the City.
* Pros: This grant will provide North Port Police Department reimbursement for pre-defined allowable costs associated with cooperating and coordinating with federal agencies in order to enforce federal immigration laws.
* Cons: There are no foreseeable cons approving this application.
Option 2: Deny the application to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program in the amount of $95,000, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after Legal Review, should the grant be awarded to the City.
* Pros: There are no foreseeable pros to denying this application.
* Cons: The North Port Police Department would not be reimbursed for cooperation and coordination with federal agencies in order to enforce federal immigration la...
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