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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Lt. Bill Rowley, Aurora Police Department
DATE: 03/28/2024
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the City to accept a grant award of $250,000.00 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council approval of a grant to be used to allow the Aurora Police Department to pay for a portion of our FUSUS system and also a portion of personnel salary costs, per the grant agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The Aurora Police Department recently acquired a real-time critical information platform known as FUSUS.
This critical information system was approved by City Council in 2023 at a cost of $125,000.00 per year (Resolution R23-294).
In the Spring of 2024, the Aurora Police Department received a grant award through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity which would allow us to receive reimbursement for funding used in support of law enforcement objectives.
DISCUSSION:
This grant award allows for reimbursement up to $250,000.00 and may be used to reimburse procurements and personnel costs incurred between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024
The police department intends to use $125,000.00 of this grant award to reimburse the cost of FUSUS for 2024. The police department intends to use the remaining $125,000.00 to reimburse personnel payroll costs for 2024. The total direct costs for both of these items is $250,000.00 and both are permissible reimbursements under this grant.
The grant revenue will be placed in account 101-3536-334.30-02. Reimbursement of $125,000.00 for personnel costs will remain with the Finance Department to cover that portion of personnel costs related to the police department. Reimbursement of $125,000.00 for the police department's FUSUS expenses will be transferred to 101-3536-421.45-02.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
This resolution must be approved and signed to properly execute the agreement and to begin implementing the project.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Request ap...
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