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Regular Agenda Item 2. D.
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| Regular BOS Meeting |
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| Information |
| Request/Subject |
| Authorization to ratify the electronically submittd four FFY (federal fiscal year) 2025 Grant Applications for Law Enforcement Projects to the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS): 1) Speed Enforcement Overtime; 2) Unmarked Vehicles and outfitting; 3) LIDAR units; and 4) Intoxilyzer 9000 units; adopt Resolution No. 24-04-03; and authorization the Chairman's signature on the Certification form. |
| Background Information |
| The Gila County Sheriff's Office is working with a limited overtime budget and short staffing. In order for the Sheriff's deputies to participate in speed enforcement details, overtime funding is needed. The Sheriff's Office would like to reduce the number of traffic collision injuries and fatalities by increasing speed enforcement. To accomplish this, the Sheriff's Office would like to purchase two unmarked vehicles, upgrade the LIDAR units, and replace the Intoxilyzer units. The Sheriff's Office learned of multiple grant opportunities through the GOHS. Due to the short notice about the grant opportunities, the Gila County Sheriff's Office electronically submitted the four grant applications on March 7, 2024, to meet the deadline. A grant application was submitted in the amount of $25,000 of which $20,109 is for personnel and $4,891 is for ERE (employed-related expenses) to enhance speed enforcement throughout Gila County; and a grant application was submitted in the amount of $241,545 to purchase two unmarked vehicles; $10,459 for LIDAR units; and $31,028 for Intoxilyzer 9000 units to be used for speed and DUI enforcement. |
| Evaluation |
| If the GOHS awards grants to the Sheriff's Office for the four grant applications that were submitted on March 7th, the funds will be used to provide overtime funding for deputies' speed enforcement activities, to purchase two unmarked vehicles, four LIDAR units and four Intoxilyzer 9000 units to also be used for speed and DUI enforcement. |
| Conclusion |
| The Gila County Sheriff's Office submitted four grant applications to the GOHS on March 7, 2024, to request funding assistance to provide overtime funding in the amount of $25,000; provide funding in the amount of $241,545 to purchase two unmarked vehicles; provide funding in the amount of $10,459 for (4) LIDAR units; and provide funding in the amount of $31,028 for (4) Intoxilyzer 9000 units. The Board of Supervisors needs to approve the submittal of the four grant applications. |
| Recommendation |
| Gila County Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the electronic submission of four grant applications that were submitted to the GOHS on March 7, 2024; adopt Resolution No. 24-04-03; and authorize the Chairman's signature on the Certification form. If grants are awarded, the performance period for both grants begin on October 1, 2024, and end on September 30, 2025. |
| Suggested Motion |
| Information/Discussion/Action to ratify the Sheriff's Office electronic submission of four FFY 2025 Grant Applications to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety for law enforcement projects - 1) $25,000 of which $20,109 is for personnel and $4,891 is for ERE (employed-related expenses), 2) $241,545 to purchase two unmarked vehicles, 3) $10,459 for LIDAR units and, 4) $31,028 for Intoxilyzer 9000 units to be used for speed and DUI enforcement; adopt Resolution No. 24-04-03; and authorize the Chairman's signature on the Certification form, all of which are components of the Grant Applications. (Dennis Newman) |
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