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DATE SUBMITTED: March 18, 2009
BILL # 0 q - 0 ro 9
AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
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SUBJECT: COPS Hiring Recovery
Program (CHRP) 2009 Grant Award
Committee Meeting Date: March 25,2009
COUNCIL MEETING Date: April I, 2009
Department: Financial Services
Presenter: Andy Parks
Phone: 473-5224
SUMMARY: The COPS Hiring Recovery Program 2009 grant award allows the Police Department
and City to create and preserve jobs and increase their community policing capacity and crime
prevention efforts. There is no local match required in year on and grant funding is based on current
entry-level salary and benefits packages. The City requests permission to apply for $900,000 to
provide funding to maintain four police officer positions. The City is expected to fully provide
funding for the additional costs associated with increases in salary and benefits after year one and
fund the positions for one year at the completion ofthe grant period in 2012.
ATTACHMENTS: Budget summary to be determined.
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): Estimated total cost of filling and keeping the four
2009 positions for four years is $1,352,000 ($300K, $324K, $350K, $378K including step increases
and 3% CPI adjustments). The total requested funding is $900,000 under the CHRP grant.
APPROVALS:
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY:
FINANCE DIRECTOR:
MAYOR:
COMMITTEE CHAIR
COUNCIL PRESIDENT:
CONSENT AGENDA D
GENERAL BUSINESS
PUBLIC HEARING D
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to authorize the Mayor to execute and submit the 2009 COPS
Hiring Recovery Program grant.
COUNCIL ACTION: ~pprove
D Deny
D Table
D Continue D No Action