TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Application for the 2025 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant in the Amount of $22,387.50, 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 for the 2025 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant in the amount of $22,387.50, 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 for the 2025 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant in the amount of $22,387.50, 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: The City will be eligible for reimbursement of the costs associated to purchase bulletproof vests for Law Enforcement Officers.
* Cons: There are no foreseeable cons to denying the acceptance of this grant.
Option 2: Deny the application for the 2025 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant in the amount of $22,387.50.
* Pros: There are no foreseeable pros to denying the acceptance of this grant.
* Cons: The City will not be eligible for reimbursement of the costs associated to purchase bulletproof vests for Law Enforcement Officers.
Background Information
The United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) Office of Justice Programs offers the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) annually to reimburse states, units of local government, and federally recognized Indian tribes for up to 50 percent of the cost of body armor vests purchased for law enforcement officers. The program requires ...
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