8358-09 Accept funds for E. Byrne Justice Assistance Grant

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RESOLUTION N0. 8358-09 BY: Antonio, Bullock, Butler, Dever, Madigan, Powers, Summers. AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor (Director of Public Safety), to enter into an agreement on behalf of the City of Lakewood with the City of Cleveland, City of Euclid, City of Garfield Heights, City of Parma and the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners to accept Lakewood's allocated share of grant funds, currently estimated at $16,521, from the City of Cleveland, as fiscal agent for grant funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Fiscal Year 2009 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (FY2009 JAG). WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice has identified Lakewood Police Department as a jurisdiction eligible for funding under this grant; and WHEREAS, the funding specifies that monies be used for law enforcement programs and may be used for the purchase of equipment used directly by law enforcement to reduce crime; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) members elected thereto determines that this resolution is an emergency measure, and that this resolution shall take effect at the earliest date possible asset forth in ARTICLE III, SECTONS 10 and 13 of the SECOND AMENDED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that this agreement is necessary to replace vital equipment necessary for public safety services in the City of Lakewood. Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO Section 1. That the Mayor (Director of Public Safety), is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement on behalf of the City of Lakewood with the City of Cleveland, City of Euclid, City of Garfield Heights, City of Parma ahd the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners to accept Lakewood's allocated share of grant funds, currently estimated at $16,521, from the City of Cleveland, as fiscal agent for grant funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Fiscal Year 2009 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (FY2009 JAG).