Title
Governor’s Highway Safety Program Grant for Traffic Safety - Driving While Impaired Task Force
Action
Action:
Accept a grant in the amount of $202,674 from the NC Governor’s Highway Safety Program for the Driving While Impaired Task Force.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Johnny Jennings, Police
Jonathan Wally, Police
John Reibold, Police
Explanation
§ On January 24, 2022, City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the city to accept a grant award in the amount of $204,424 from the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s (CMPD) Driving While Impaired (DWI) Task Force. The GHSP grant amount has decreased from $204,424 to $202,674. This action authorizes the acceptance of the adjusted amount.
§ The CMPD has been invited to apply for a Fiscal Year 2023 Governor’s Highway Safety Program grant for the DWI Task Force. This grant has been awarded annually for the previous nine years.
§ GHSP requires that City Council adopt a resolution to authorize CMPD to apply for and accept the grant funding.
§ The grant will fund 25 percent of the DWI Task Force’s personnel costs for six officers and one sergeant in the amount of $202,674. The City will provide 75 percent matching funds in the amount of $608,022 from CMPD’s operating budget.
§ The grant is for a one-year term from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Grants Fund and Police Operating Budget
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