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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Lt. Mike Abbs
DATE: June 25, 2015
SUBJECT:
Resolution authorizing the execution of a memorandum of understanding between the City of Aurora, Kane County, and the City of Elgin; the participation in the 2015 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program; and the use of the City of Aurora's portion toward the Aurora Police Department equipment purchases. (Public Hearing at City Council on July 28, 2015.)
PURPOSE:
To obtain the City Council's approval of a proposed resolution that would authorize the following:
- the execution of a memorandum of understanding between the City of Aurora, Kane County, and the City of Elgin;
- the participation in the 2015 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program; and
- the use of the City of Aurora's portion toward the Aurora Police Department equipment purchases.
BACKGROUND:
The FY 2015 Edward Byrne Memorial Local JAG Program application has/had a due date of June 26, 2015. It is similar to the prior years' Edward Byrne Local JAG Programs. This year an award of $65,758.00, as determined by the "JAG formula", was allotted for the City of Aurora, the City of Elgin, and the County of Kane to share. More specifically, $45,824.00 of this was allocated for Aurora and the remaining $19,934.00 was earmarked for Elgin. Kane County was categorized as an agency that did not submit the level of violent crime data to qualify for a direct award, and as a result was listed as a disparate agency. As such, it was expected that Aurora and Elgin would share their portions of the award with Kane County. In fact, before an award could be given to Aurora or Elgin, a memorandum of understanding needed to be signed by a Kane County official, an Elgin official, and an Aurora official.
Historically, the City of Aurora and the City of Elgin have each shared 30% of their award with Kane County. Using that percentage, the amount of the...
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