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Resolution to Apply for, Accept, Approve and Appropriate the 2009 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the United States Department of Justice - Office of Justice Programs - Bureau of Justice Assistance to the Police Department (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
In March of 2009, The City of Ann Arbor Police Department received notification that it had been declared eligible for a $168,158 Justice Assistance Program grant award and an invitation to submit its application online to the United States Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance by May 18, 2009.
The 2009 Justice Assistance Grant requires that the Police Department make the grant application available for review by City Council. Grant requirements also stipulate that the City's application and any future amendments be made available for review and comment by citizens and neighborhood or community organizations to the extent that applicable law or established procedure make such an opportunity available.
In keeping with these requirements, and with City procedures, the Department submitted this cover memo with the attached resolution, application and public hearing notice to City Administration on May 18, 2009, for review and distribution to City Council members. City Council Members received these documents on May 18, 2009, via e-mail communication from the City Administration advising City Council of the availability for review, in accordance with the grant terms, in preparation for the June 15, 2009, Public Hearing and City Council Meeting.
The City Clerk's Office will publish the public hearing notice in the Ann Arbor News on Sunday, May 31, 2009, and post a copy of the grant application in the City Clerk's office for public review on Monday, June 1, 2009. The public hearing will be conducted at the beginning of the June 15, 2009, City Council Meeting and City Council will be asked to vote on the attached resolution later in that meeting a...
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