HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2442-2009AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, INCREASING
ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS BY S 108,656 IN THE GENERAL
FUND FOR UPGRADE OF THE DISPATCH CENTER AND PASS THROUGH FUNDS TO
THE CITIES OF SOLDOTNA AND HOMER.
WHEREAS, the City has received a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for the Cities of
Kenai, Soldotna, and Homer in the amount of $103,356; and,
WHEREAS, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics allocation formula, the City of
Kenai will receive $30,738 for upgrades to its dispatch center and the remaining
$72,618 will be administered by the City as a pass through grant to the Cities of
Soldotna and Horner; and,
WHEREAS, upgrades to the City's dispatch center are estimated to cost $36,038 and
will require local funds of $5,300 to supplement this grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, that estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
General Fund
Increase Estimated Revenues:
Appropriation of Fund Balance
Federal Revenue
ATTEST:
Increase Appropriations:
Police Machinery ar, Equipment
Non Departmental Grants to Agencies
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA this seventh day of
October, 2009.
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
Approved by Finance: /ate
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2442 -2009
Suggested by: Administration
5,300
103,356
36,038
72,618
PAT PORTER, MAYOR
Introduced: September 16, 2009
Adopted: October 7, 2009
Effective: October 7, 2009
Memorandum
To: Rick Koch, City Manager
Fm: Gus Sandahl, Police Chief
Date: 9/9/2009
Re: Justice Assistance Grant
Kenai Police Department
In May of 2009, the Kenai Police Department applied for and received approval for a
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG). This grant proposal was presented before the Kenai City
Council in April of 2009. A Bureau of Justice Statistics formula calculated
recommended allocation amounts for the cities of Homer, Soldotna, and Kenai, and
recommended that the City of Kenai receive $30,738 out of $103,356 total JAG funds
available to the three municipalities. Since the grant funding falls under a disparate
allocation, the three municipalities (Kenai, Soldotna, Homer) had to file a
application, and the City of Kenai was named as the fiscal agent.
The Kenai Police Department JAG funding will be used to upgrade the Kenai Dispatch
Center. There is no local match requirement, but the upgrade will require an additional
$5,300 (estimated) from the City of Kenai. The additional funds are due to the
specialized labor involved with temporarily displacing and then reinstalling the
technology in the Dispatch Center.
As the fiscal agent we will require the other municipalities to pay for their equipment
and /or services up front and submit reimbursement requests to the City of Kenai. The
City of Kenai will draw the federal funds accordingly and reimburse the municipalities.
We expect the federal funding to be available for allocation very soon. I am requesting
an ordinance to appropriate JAG funds for availability to reimburse the City of Soldotna,
City of Homer, and to fund the City of Kenai's dispatch center upgrade. Since the
maximum JAG allocation for the three municipalities is $103,356, I am requesting
$103,356 he appropriated along with an additional $5,300 for the estimated additional
costs of the Kenai Dispatch Center upgrade. The grand total for the requested
appropriation is $108,656.