TO: Mayor Bien-Willner and Town Council Members
FROM: Jill Keimach, Town Manager
Peter Wingert, Chief of Police
DATE: October 8, 2020
DEPARTMENT: Police Department
Staff Contact Chief Peter Wingert
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Consider acceptance of Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Grants
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends authorizing the Town Manager to accept two Governor’s Office of Highway Safety grants for $24,700 total.
Background
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In FY 2020, the Police Department participated in the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety grant. During FY 20, the GOHS grant allowed officers to work overtime shifts in order to specifically seek traffic violations and DUI violators.
The GOHS has offered the Town of Paradise Valley two grants during this federal fiscal year. The grants are to enforce DUI ($10,000) and Traffic laws ($14,700). The DUI grant covers the officer’s overtime wage and approximately 40% of the employee related expenses associated with the employee, which includes part of the PSPRS match. The traffic enforcement grant offers $10,000 for overtime wages and provides $4,700 towards the purchase of a new speed measuring device (radar). The traffic enforcement grant will cover the officer’s overtime wage and approximately 40% of the employee related expenses associated with the employee, which includes a portion of the PSPRS cost.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
The acceptance of the $10,000 DUI grant costs the town approximately $2,500 because of the town’s PSPRS match. Likewise, the acceptance of the $14,700 traffic enforcement grant costs the town approximately $2,500 because of the town’s PSPRS match. The total cost to the town to accept these two grants will be approximately $5,000, which will be covered in the current year’s budget.
ATTACHMENT(S):
FY 21 GOHS Award Letters