Agenda - 10-17-2017 - 8-c - North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program - Orange County Sheriff’s Office traffic safety project and Approval of Budget Amendment #2-A

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2 campaign reporting in their regions and ensure all agencies are participating in the reporting of campaign statistics. LELs are required to attend quarterly meetings held throughout the State with GHSP staff, the annual Lifesaver National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities in the spring, and assist with planning, set up, operations, and tear down of the annual North Carolina Highway Safety Symposium. To facilitate travel, training, and the other activities of the LELs, GHSP awards a grant to the employing agency of each LEL. The grant funds travel, training, and traffic safety equipment for the agency. Sgt. T. Brian Whitehurst of the Orange County Sheriff's Office is the Law Enforcement Liaison for Region 5. The GHSP approved two applications from the Sheriff's Office's for fiscal year 2017. The first grant in the amount of $43,000 will allow the Sheriff's Office to purchase 1) an equipment trailer, including striping and shipping; 2) Four (4) sets of three (3) checkpoint signs with stands; 3) 100 traffic cones with reflective striping; 4) DWI simulator; 5) Five (5) Alco- sensors; and 6) fund the LEL's travel to the required meetings, conference, and symposium. The second grant is in the amount of $29,250 with a local cash appropriation of $9,750. The required local match (local cash appropriation) will come from currently available budgeted funds within the Sheriff's Office. This grant will provide funding to purchase a motorcycle (including emergency lighting, siren, radio, console, striping), uniforms including officer radio and shipping, and monies for in-state travel. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Orange County Sheriff's Office will receive $72,250 in grant funding. Funding comes from federal sources and requires a $9,750 local cash appropriation. This Budget Amendment#2-A provides for the receipt of these grant funds. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Social Justice Goal is applicable to this agenda item: • GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. Receipt of GHSP grant funding will allow the Orange County Sheriff's Office to advance the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program's purpose to promote highway safety awareness and to reduce the number of traffic crashes and fatalities in the State, objectives which overlap with this Social Justice Goal. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: • Adopt the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program Local Governmental Resolutions recognizing federal funding for traffic safety projects to the Sheriff's Office; • Approve Budget Amendment#2-A accepting the $72,250 from federal grant funds; and • Authorize the Chair to sign the Resolutions.