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Resolution Confirming Application for, and Acceptance and Appropriation of the 2011 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance to Police Services
Memorandum
On June 6, 2011, the Unites States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance released the local government solicitation for the 2011 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. The City of Ann Arbor Police Services is eligible for an award of $27,996. The deadline for submission of an application on-line to the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance was July 21, 2011. The Mayor authorized Police Services to submit an application on July 19, 2011 to ensure the deadline was met. Authorization to accept and appropriate the grant, if awarded, is contingent upon approval of Council.
The 2011 Justice Assistance Grant requires that Police Services 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, Ann Arbor Police Services submits in advance a proposed resolution, the application and the public hearing notice to City Administration for review and distribution to City Council members. City Council members received the application on July 19, 2011, 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 September 6, 2011, Public Hearing and City Council Meeting.
The City Clerk's Office published the public hearing notice in the Washtenaw County Legal News on September 1, 20...
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