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<br />/ <br /> <br /> <br />6A <br /> <br />pLEASANTONc <br /> <br />City Council <br />Staff Report <br /> <br />February 7, 2006 <br />Police Department <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF CITIZEN'S <br />OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM (COPS) YEAR 10 <br />APPROPRIATION <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />The City Council holds a public hearing and adopts a resolution approving <br />expenditures from the State of California COPS program funds. <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />State Assembly Bill 3229 on July 12, 1996 established the Citizen's Options <br />for Public Safety (COPS) funding program. These funds, allocated from the <br />State Budget, are distributed to local law enforcement to support line level <br />law enforcement functions. This past year, Governor Schwarzenegger has <br />renewed funding for fiscal year 2005-2006. The City of Pleasanton has <br />received $100,000 from the State of California. <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />State Assembly Bill 3229 signed by the governor on July 12, 1996 added section 30061 of the <br />Government Code establishing a statewide fund for allocation to local police agencies, referred to <br />the Citizens' Options for Public Safety Program. As required by the Bill, the County of Alameda <br />has established a Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund and has established a committee <br />to oversee and review the annual expenditures by local agencies from this fund. The funds are <br />allocated to our City based on population. This year the City of Pleasanton received $100,000. <br />The Council must hold a public hearing in each year the allocation is made, and approve a <br />resolution permitting the expenditure of COPS funding. The appropriations must support front <br />line municipal law enforcement services, cannot supplant existing funding and be separate and <br /> <br />SR 06:050 <br />