10/08/2024 Resolutions 2024-251 RESOLUTION 2024-251
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Island Police Department is applying to the FY24 Edward
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Grant for federal assistance for the purchase of ten Dell
Latitude 5430 Rugged Laptops and ten docking stations to be used by officers in the daily
performance of their duties; and
WHEREAS,the City of Grand Island Police Department has been allocated$26,141 under
this federal fund with 75% of the funds going to GIPD and 25% of the funds to Hall County
Sheriff's Office; and
WHEREAS, the cost for the purchase of the ten laptops and ten docking stations is
estimated at $39,191.20 with $19,605.75 of that cost being requested in federal grant funding and
$19,585.45 in City funding to be spent in FY25; and
WHEREAS,there is a Memorandum of Understanding in place with Hall County Sheriff's
Office for their portion of the grant, which will be used toward Flock LRP cameras and
surveillance equipment with a federal grant share of$6,535.25.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the FY24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant application and $19,585.45 in City funds in FY25 is hereby approved.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, October 8, 2024
Ro r G. Steele, Mayor
Attest:
J;1 Granere, City Clerk