City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 3, 2022
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: DON HAYES, POLICE CHIEF
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Consideration for Grant Applications to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), for Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants /Byrne Discretionary Grants Program and for Funding Provided Through Congressional Consolidated Appropriations for the Purchase of Body Worn Cameras.
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ISSUE: Consideration of grant applications to the U.S. Department of Justice to obtain funding designated through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, through Congressman Don Beyer's office, in the amount of $600,000. This grant will provide funding to begin a Pilot Deployment of Body-Worn Cameras in the Alexandria Police Department and an application to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance for the FY 2022 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies, in the amount of $622,000. Total grant opportunity $1,222,000.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Approve the grant applications (due May 25, 2022) to the U.S. Department of Justice which provides funding to deploy body-worn cameras to the Police Officers at the Alexandria Police Department; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents that may be required.
DISCUSSION: The U.S. Department of Justice is issuing awards through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to support projects that improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and assist victims of crime. The Police Department is working on a program that would require 315 BWCs, along with the necessary technological and legal support to efficiently and effectively operate the program. This funding wi...
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