Title
Governor’s Highway Safety Program Grant for Traffic Safety
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $50,000 from the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program to conduct overtime projects focused on increased enforcement of traffic violations.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Estella D. Patterson, Police
Kevin Triola, Police
Katie Anderson, Police
Explanation
§ The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) has been invited to apply for a $50,000 grant from the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program.
§ The terms of the grant require that City Council adopt a resolution authorizing CMPD to apply for and accept the grant funding.
§ If awarded, this grant will provide funding to conduct overtime projects focused on increased enforcement of traffic violations such as aggressive driving, organized street racing or takeovers, and/or special traffic operations including Vision Zero.
§ Officers will work two- to six-hour shifts in areas of the city and Mecklenburg County that have been identified as having a problem with excessive speeding and crashes.
§ The grant is for a one-year term from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.
§ No matching funds are required from the city.
Fiscal Note
Funding: North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program Grant
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Resolution