Title:
Budget Amendment - Sheriff's Office - U.S. Department of Justice - 2025 Justice Assistance Grant
Action:
ACTION:
1) Adopt a grant project ordinance for the 2025 Justice Assistance Grant in the General Grants Fund (G001).
2) Recognize, receive, and appropriate $123,800.00 in Federal Revenue from the U.S. Department of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) to the General Grants Fund (G001) within the Sheriff’s Office.
Staff Contact: Andrey Melkonyan, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) has been receiving the U.S. Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) grant since 2012. The FY2025 awarded amount is $123,800 and will be directed towards procurement of a new body scanner for the MCSO Arrest Processing Center. It is essential to pursue new technology and equipment to aid with finding contraband before it enters the Detention Center. The implementation of a new body scanner, with the available upgraded artificial intelligence software, would serve to assist deputies with locating and confiscating controlled substances, as well as other prohibited items. An upgraded body scanner is a long-term investment that would result in a safer environment for staff, arrestees, and residents in the Arrest Processing Center and the Detention Center.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
All applicable procurement requirements will be met to comply with procurement policies and procedures.
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Increase the General Grants Fund (G001) revenue and associated expenses in the amount of $123,800 from Federal funding.
ATTACHMENT:
Grants Project Ordinance; MOU between Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte.