Title:
Budget Amendment - Sheriff's Office - U.S. Department of Justice - 2018 Justice Assistance Grant
Summary
ACTION:
Recognize, receive and appropriate $137,461 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Staff Contact: Rachel Vanhoy, Sheriff's Office
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office has been receiving the U.S. Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) grants since 2012. This federal grant will fund several public safety initiatives and/or programs. Estimates for the following initiatives are listed below:
• $57,900 to replace 3 IDEMIA LiveScan Stations
• $21,000 to replace 3 MorphoBIS Review Workstations
• $52,581 to replace 3 Live Scan Stations
• $2,650 for 2 Tenprint Card Printers
• $1,331 for estimated shipping and handling
This equipment will be used for criminal fingerprint services in Arrest Processing for connectivity directly to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NC-DPS) AFIS Database. It provides the ability to submit fingerprints electronically to the State Bureau of Investigations. Existing equipment currently in use will not support new technology going into effect July 1, 2019 at the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
• $1,999 for one additional Bee III Radar unit to be installed in a patrol vehicle in the Field Operations Division.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Increase in Federal revenue and associated expenses of $137,461 in the current fiscal year