Title
Governor’s Highway Safety Program Grant for Traffic Safety - Driving While Impaired Task Force
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for and accept a grant in an amount of up to $187,566 from the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program for the Driving While Impaired Task Force.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Johnny Jennings, Police
Christopher Rorie, Police
John Reibold, Police
Explanation
§ The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) has been invited to apply for a North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program grant for the Driving While Impaired (DWI) Task Force. This is an annual opportunity which has been granted for the past ten years.
§ The terms of the grant require that City Council adopt a resolution authorizing CMPD to apply for and accept the grant funding.
§ The total cost for the DWI Task Force, made up of six officers and one sergeant, is projected to be $750,265 in FY 2024. The grant will fund 25 percent of Task Force costs ($187,566). The city will provide at 75 percent match ($562,699) from CMPD’s operating budget.
§ The grant is for a one-year term from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Grants Fund and Police Operating Budget
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Resolution
DWI Task Force Update