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Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to execute Reimbursement Agreement 8263 between the County and the City of South Lake Tahoe for reimbursement of funds in the amount of $7,652 for the grant performance period that ends May 31, 2024, from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Homeland Security Grant, for the purchase of a GPS system.
FUNDING: FY 2021 Homeland Security Grant.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On April 8, 2003, the Board created an Approval Authority to distribute Homeland Security Grant funds to local eligible entities. This Approval Authority has approved a reimbursement agreement totaling $7,652 to the City of South Lake Tahoe from the Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security Grant to purchase a GPS System. The disbursement of the FY 2021 funds to the City of South Lake Tahoe was voted and approved by the Approval Authority on May 2, 2023.
The Approval Authority consists of representatives from the City of Placerville and South Lake Tahoe Police Departments, the Sheriff’s Office, Public Health, and Fire Districts.
On June 23, 2015, with Legistar item 15-0768, the Board reaffirmed the creation of an Approval Authority to distribute the Grant funds at the local level.
The Homeland Security Grant program provides funding for planning, equipment, training, exercises, and management/administrative costs to help fulfill one of the core missions of the Federal Department of Homeland Security by enhancing the country's ability to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from potential attacks and other hazards. The Grant is one of the main mechanisms in funding the creation and maintenance of national preparedness, which refers to the establishment of plans, procedures, policies, training, and equipment at the Federal, State, and local level that is needed to maximize the ability to prevent, respond to, and recover from major events such as terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies.
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