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 the amount of $209,523 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 to the city for the past 11 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 $838,091 in FY 2025. The grant will fund 25 percent of Task Force costs ($209,523). The city will provide at 75 percent match ($628,568) from CMPD’s operating budget.
§ The grant is for a one-year term from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Grants Fund and Police Operating Budget
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Resolution