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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.: 04/O 1 /09 Council Date: Police Interim Chief Hundley 15. 04/13/09 RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to authorize an application to the COPS Hiring Recovery Program for police officers and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. POLICY ISSUE(S): Grant Application BACKGROUND: Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act recently enacted provides funding for the COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) and allows the hiring of police officers for new positions or rehiring police officers who have already been laid off. This is not a new program as the Department has had officer positions funded by this program in years past. CHRP grant pays 100 percent of the entry level pay for an officer for 36 months. There are no matching funds required and no decreasing level of funding throughout the period of the grant. There are stipulations regarding how the grant is funded and what is required by the entity accepting the grant. Any salary increase due to cost of living, successfully completing training or probation, longevity or rank pay are not included in the grant and are the responsibility of the local agency. More importantly, this grant requires an agreement from the participating entity to fully fund any position created or retained by the grant for a period of 12 months following the end of the 36 month grant period above and beyond the budgeted positions. The grant requirement specifically mentions not being able to use attrition for these grant positions to exist for the 12 months. There are no provisions in the grant for the cost of the hiring process, training or equipment. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: EXHIBITS: CHRP Program description ACTION: UDGET INFO: ❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order [Expense $ ❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution udgeted Amt. $ ❑ Presentation ❑ Ordinance y'I'D Actual $ ❑ P H li ub c earing ❑ Other Acct. Name Acct. Number Fiscni. NoTES: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Z Administrarion Z City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ Municipal Court ❑ Legal ❑ Library Z Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utiliries City of Paris (11) 0 3~-j Revised 2/04/08 .