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COPSFAST/3 Universal Hiring Program Grant Project Ordinance Project Number 11-717 Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners that pursuant to Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the following grant project is hereby adopted. Section 1. The project authorized is the COPSFAST 3 Program as awarded to the Orange County Sheriffs Department by the US Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services. This award represents a second award from the US Department of Justice for the community oriented policing services. The three year grant provides funding to further enhance community oriented police efforts in jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000. Section 2. Under the terms of the agreement, Orange County will administer the grant as fiscal agent. The officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the grant project within the grant document, the rules and regulations of the US Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services. Section 3. The following revenue is anticipated to be available to complete this project: Intergovernmental(1997-98) $150,000 Intergovernmental(1998-99) $150,000 Intergovernmental(1999-00) 5150.000 Total Intergovernmental $450,000 Section 4. Approximately seventy-five percent of the total cost of this project is funded by grant funds. The required match for this grant is included in funds appropriated in the general fund to be transferred to this capital project. Future years' allocations are subject to Board of County Commissioners annual appropriations. Transfers from the General Fund(1997-98) $37,500 Transfer from the General Fund(1998-99) $68,958 Transfer from the General Fund (1999-00) $77,204 Total General Fund Match S183,662 Section 5. The following amount is appropriated for this project over the three year period: Public Safety - COPSFAST- 3 $602,500