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a` 1 Orange County Board of County Commissioners Action Agenda ��[D Action Agenda Item Abstract Item No Meeting Date: August 20, 1996 Subject: COPSFAST Grant Award Departments Public Hearing Yes No Sheriff/Budget Office Budget Amendment Needed Yes—X—No Attachment(s) Information Contact Proposed Grant Project Don Truelove ext 2900 Ordinance Sally Kost ext. 2151 Telephone and Extension Number Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 Purpose To accept a three year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services totaling $150,000 for two full time Deputy positions and to approve establishing these two permanent full time positions. Background The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPSFAST) has awarded the Orange County Sheriffs Department a three-year grant. This federal grant program provides funding for community oriented officers in jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000. Monies will be used to increase police presence, and expand and improve cooperative efforts between law enforcement agencies and members of the community to address crime and disorder programs. This is the second COPSFAST award the County has received. The first award, approved by the Board in June 1995 provides funding for one full-time Deputy Sheriff position. This current award will provide funding for approximately 70 percent of the salaries for two additional Deputy positions. The terms of the grant require that Orange County provide an overall match of about 30 percent of the total funding. The Federal share of total salaries and benefits must decrease each year leading to full local funding by the fourth year of the officer's employment. At the same time, the local share must increase each year. The percentage of total officers' salaries and benefits paid with federal funds must be less each year.