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ARF- 2485

Regular Agenda Item 3. H.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	05/06/2014
Submitted For:	Adam Shepherd
Submitted By:	Sarah White, Chief Administrative Officer, Sheriff's Office
Department:	Sheriff's Office
Fiscal Year:	2014	Budgeted?:	No
Contract Dates Begin & End:	October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2016	Grant?:	Yes
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

Department of Homeland Security 2014 Grant Program Application-Communications Upgrade.

Background Information

The Gila County Sheriff's Office Dispatch is working with outdated equipment. They are required to complete many of the functions manually. New upgraded equipment will allow them to enhance their communications ability and provide better service to other agencies and regions. Due to the short notice to submit a grant application, the Gila County Sheriff's Office electronically submitted the Communication Upgrade grant application on March 5, 2014.

Evaluation

If this grant is awarded to the Gila County Sheriff's Office, the acquisition and upgrade of the communications equipment will replace outdated equipment, plus integrate current updated service and programming. This communications upgrade will also increase the level of communications service and also allow the Sheriff's Office to support other agencies with communications during a catastrophic failure.

Conclusion

The Gila County Sheriff's Office is requesting funds from the Department of Homeland Security to purchase equipment to upgrade communications within their dispatch centers in the amount of $77,738.

Recommendation

Gila County Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd recommends that the Board of Supervisors ratify its approval for the Sheriff's Office to electronically submit a grant application for a communications upgrade to the Department of Homeland Security in the amount of $77,738.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to ratify the Sheriff's Office electronic submission of a Grant Application to the State of Arizona, Department of Homeland Security for a communications upgrade in the amount of $77,738. (Keith Thompson)

Attachments
Grant Application
Equipment Proposal