2023 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Acceptance of Grant AwardCity of Dubuque
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ITEM TITLE: 2023 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Acceptance of Grant Award
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council approval to accept the 2023
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG).
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
MVM Memo
Type
City Manager Memo
Staff Memo 2023 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Staff Memo
Acceptance of Award
MOU 2023 JAG Supporting Documentation
FY2023 JAG Grant Certifications and Assurances by Supporting Documentation
Chief Executive of the Applicant Government
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: 2023 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Acceptance of Grant Award
DATE: January 29, 2024
Chief of Police Jeremy Jensen is recommending City Council approval to accept the
2023 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG). The grant amount is $29,795 and requires no
cash match. The grant funding period ends September 30, 2024, with the funds
generally available in December of the award year.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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CC' Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Jeremy Jensen, Chief of Police
THE CITY OF
DUB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
FR: Jeremy Jensen
Chief of Police
MEMORANDUM
January 25, 2024
RE: 2023 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Acceptance of Grant Award
INTRODUCTION:
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval to accept the 2023
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) The grant amount is $29,795 and requires no cash
match. The grant funding period ends September 30, 2024, with the funds generally
available in December of the award year.
BACKGROUND:
Since at least 2007, the police department has participated with the Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant allowing the department to obtain overtime funds,
equipment, and supplies for various prevention and enforcement activities not covered
through the regular budget. Again this year, the 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG) Program provides federal criminal justice funding to state and
local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system,
from multijurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic
violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing
initiatives.
The purpose of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant is to assist local
units of government with grant funds for local initiatives, technical assistance, training,
personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for
criminal justice for any one or more of the following purpose areas:
• Law Enforcement Programs
• Prosecution and Court Programs
• Prevention and Education Programs
• Corrections and Community Corrections Programs
• Drug Treatment and Enforcement Programs
• Planning, Evaluation, and Technology Improvement Programs
• Crime Victim and Witness Programs (other than compensation)
DISCUSSION:
On August 7, 2023, the City Council approved the submission of the Justice Assistance
grant application in the amount of $29,735, with the award pending final approval and
disbursement from the Department of Justice.
We have received notification the Justice Assistance Grant application was approved
pending signed documentation. The funds are now available
The JAG grant requires a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the
County.
To accept the award and associated funds, we are instructed to complete the following:
Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the County
Certificate and Assurance by the Chief Executive
Upon completion of these (included with this memo), the items can be returned to the
police department for submission.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended we accept the 2023 Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of
$29.795, complete the award documents and return to the Police Department for
submission.
THE STATE OF IOWA
COUNTY OF DUBUQUE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND COUNTY OF DUBUQUE
2023 EDWARD BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM AWARD
This Agreement is made and entered into this day of , by and between the
COUNTY of DUBUQUE, acting by and through its governing body, the Board of Supervisors,
hereinafter referred to as COUNTY, and the CITY of DUBUQUE, acting by through its
governing body, the City Council, hereinafter referred to as CITY, both of Dubuque County,
State of Iowa, witnesseth:
WHEREAS, the CITY is part of a disparate jurisdiction which includes the COUNTY: and
WHEREAS, the CITY is the fiscal agent for 2023 JAG grant funds, with joint allocation funds
awarded to the disparate jurisdiction which includes both the CITY and the COUNTY: and
WHEREAS, each governing body finds that the performance of this Agreement is in the best
interests of both parties, that the undertaking will benefit the public, and that the division of costs
fairly compensates the performing part for the services or functions under this agreement: and
WHEREAS, the CITY agrees to provide the COUNTY $0 from the 2023 JAG award for the
Dubuque 2023 Law Enforcement, Prevention, Investigative, and Tactical Response Project: and
WHEREAS, the CITY and COUNTY believe it to be in their best interests to reallocate the JAG
funds OF $29,795.00 as per the 2023 Iowa Local JAG Allocations in support of the Municipal
program.
NOW THEREFORE, the COUNTY and CITY agree as follows:
Section I
CITY agrees to pay COUNTY a total of $0 of JAG funds.
Section 2
CITY agrees to use $29,795.00 for the Dubuque 2023 Law Enforcement, Prevention,
Investigative, and Tactical Response Project.
Section 3
By entering into this Agreement, the parties do not intend to create any obligations express or
implied other than those set out herein: further, this Agreement shall not create any rights in any
party not a signatory hereto:
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
Brad M. Cavanagh
Mayor, City of Dubuque
COUNTY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
Harley Pothoff
Dubuque County Supervisor
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program FY 2023 Local Solicitation
Certifications and Assurances by the Chief Executive of the Applicant Government
On behalf of the applicant unit of local government named below, in support of that locality's application for an
award under the FY 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ("JAG") Program, and further to
34 U.S.C. § 10153(a), I certify to the Office of Justice Programs ("OJP"), U.S. Department of Justice (°USDOJ"), that
all of the following are true and correct:
1. 1 am the chief executive of the applicant unit of local government named below, and I have the authority to make
the following representations on my own behalf as chief executive and on behalf of the applicant unit of local
government. I understand that these representations will be relied upon as material in any OJP decision to make
an award, under the application described above, to the applicant unit of local government.
2. 1 certify that no federal funds made available by the award (if any) that OR makes based on the application
described above will be used to supplant local funds, but will be used to increase the amounts of such funds
that would, in the absence of federal funds, be made available for law enforcement activities.
3. 1 assure that the application described above (and any amendment to that application) was submitted for review
to the governing body of the unit of local government (e.g., city council or county commission), or to an
organization designated by that governing body, not less than 30 days before the date of this certification.
4. 1 assure that, before the date of this certification— (a) the application described above (and any amendment to
that application) was made public; and (b) an opportunity to comment on that application (or amendment) was
provided to citizens and to neighborhood or community -based organizations, to the extent applicable law or
established procedure made such an opportunity available.
5. 1 assure that, for each fiscal year of the award (if any) that OJP makes based on the application described
above, the applicant unit of local government will maintain and report such data, records, and information
(programmatic and financial), as OR may reasonably require.
6. 1 have carefully reviewed 34 U.S.C. § 10153(a)(5), and, with respect to the programs to be funded by the
award (if any), I hereby make the certification required by section 10153(a)(5), as to each of the items specified
therein.
Signa ure of Chie e of the Applicant Unit of
Local Governme
Brad M. Cavanagh
Printed Name of Chief Executive
City od Dubuque, Iowa
Name of Applicant Unit of Local Government
Date of Certification
Mayor
Title of Chief Executive
Rev. April21, 2023