2000-079-RES AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND OTHER

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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services . .-COPS ~nSchools FY2000 Application Form This form is to be completed by jurisdictions applying for grants to pay for salaries and benefits of new or rehired School Resource Officers to be deployed to work in and around elementary and secondary schools under the COPS in Schools Grant Program. By signing this form you also acknowledge your understanding that the.COPS in Schools program grants provide a Federal contribution up to a maximum cap of $1 ~5,OOO per officer, with the remainder to be paid with local funds. There are no waivers of the local match under the COPS in Schools grant program. AU budget calculations must be based on the salary of an entry-level officer in your department. All COPS in Schools grant recipients must develop a written plan to retain their COPS-funded officer positions for at least one full locally set budget cycle after the conclusion of the federal grant period. This plan must be submitted to the COPS Office with your application and must be signed by both the law enforcement and government executives. The COPS Office will monitor retention for one full locally set budget cycle following expiration of the federal grant. The application must also include a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to document the roles and responsibilities of the collaborative effort between law enforcement and education. The MOU must be signed by the Law. Enforcement Executive and the appropriate School Official. And the application must include a Narrative Addendum to document that the School Resource Officers will be assigned to work in and around primary or . secondary schools, and provide a descriptive narrative of the use of School Resource Officers. The narrative must be signed by the Law Enforcement Executive and Partnering Agency Official. COPS in Schoolsfunding must be used to hire new, additional School Resource Officers, over and above the number of sworn officers that your agency would fund with state or local funds in the absence of the grant (including other School Resource Officers). Your agency may not reduce its state or locally-funded level of sworn officers (including other School Resources Officers) as a result of applying for or receiving COPS in Schools grant funding. COPS in Schools funding may also be used to rehire sworn officers previously employed by your agency who have been laid off for financial rea<ons unrelated to the availability of the COPS in Schools ""ant. However. your agency must obtain prior written approl'Ul from the COPS Office ifyoll wish to me COPS in Schools fllndin!!. to rehire any officer who is laid off afler the official award start date of Ihe COPS in Schools granl. Applications are due and must be postmarked no latcr than June 16,2000. Please comrlet... th... information hl.'l,m. Each ih:m or qu...stinn must hi.' ans"...r...d in full. All requested information must hi.' typed. Previous edllions arc obsolete and may nol hi.' used II COPS In Schools Application Form 8 EXHIBIT A