Public Safety
Public safety projects are designed to meet Federal goals by minimizing and avoiding reductions in essential services provided by Police Officers. Recovery funds will be used for sex-offender monitoring, combating gang-related violence, specialized traffic enforcement, and retaining seven police officer positions that were reduced in the FY 2011 budget process. Funds allocated for co-recipients will be used to purchase new law-enforcement equipment. The City has been awarded a total of $4,371,202 for these projects. $864,449 of this total Recovery money is being passed through the City to other municipalities in support of additional public safety programs, as listed below.
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Retain Seven Police Officer positions for 12 months
This provides salary and benefits for seven police officer positions for 12 months. These position were reduced in the Police Department’s FY 2011 General Fund budget. The Police Department has prioritized seven positions to retain through the use of the grant from the 22 scheduled reductions.
Retaining the positions in Drug Court, Derelict Vehicle, Fleet Management and Drug Interdiction (2 positions) allows the Police Department to continue the service levels in the units prior to the reductions. The position reinstated to CALEA will allow the department to continue internal staff inspections and possibly future accreditation. Springlake Division has been understaffed one field supervisor due to the temporary assignment of a lieutenant to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking program. Eliminating the HIDTA program and retaining the lieutenant will allow the department to move the position back to field.
Budget: $505,689
Location: Citywide
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Purchase of Equipment for Law Enforcement Purposes
Purchase automated license plate readers and a firearms training simulator for the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Budget: $341,996
Location: n/a
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Administrative Funds (salary support for JAG administration)
The Oklahoma City Police Department will use an estimated $91,248 (less than 10% of the entire JAG award) for direct expenditures for grant administration. This support may be accomplished through partial funding of a full-time position or funding for part-time professional salaries to supplement existing staff.
Budget: $91,248
Location: n/a
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Continuation of Ambassador Program
Provide salaries and operating costs for part-time Oklahoma City Police Department employees to extend the Ambassador Program for approximately one year.
Budget: $254,941
Location: Downtown/Citywide Oklahoma City
Responsible
Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Part-Time Positions for Sex Offender Registration Unit
Provide salaries and operating costs to hire part-time Oklahoma City Police Department personnel to provide 80 additional hours per week to operate the Sex Offender Registration Unit for approximately three years.
Budget: $287,906
Location: Citywide Oklahoma City
Responsible
Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Overtime for Specialized Traffic Enforcement Program
Provide overtime salaries and operating costs for Oklahoma City Police Department employees to operate the Specialized Traffic Enforcement Program for approximately two years.
Budget: $604,558
Location: Citywide
Oklahoma City
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Overtime for Specialized Gang Enforcement Program
Provide overtime salaries and operating costs for Oklahoma City Police Department employees to operate the Gang Enforcement Program for approximately two years.
Budget: $644,981
Location: Citywide
Oklahoma City
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Pass-Through Funding for Public Safety Equipment for Oklahoma County
Provide funding to Oklahoma County to purchase patrol vehicles, a firearms simulator and a driving simulator.
Budget: $553,683
Location: Oklahoma County
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Pass-Through Funding for Public Safety Equipment for the City of Bethany
Provide funding to the City of Bethany to purchase tasers, a breathalyzer and in-car video cameras.
Budget: $33,672
Location: Bethany
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Pass-Through Funding for Public Safety Equipment for the City of Choctaw
Provide funding to the City of Choctaw to purchase tasers, radars and tire spike systems.
Budget: $17,247
Location: Choctaw
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Pass-Through Funding for Public Safety Equipment for the City of Del City
Provide funding to the City of Del City to purchase protective equipment and in-car video cameras.
Budget: $51,904
Location: Del City
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Pass-Through Funding for Public Safety Equipment for the City of Edmond
Provide funding to the City of Edmond to purchase in-car video cameras.
Budget: $48,290
Location: Edmond
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Pass-Through Funding for Public Safety Equipment for the City of Midwest City
Provide funding to the City of Midwest City to purchase in-car video cameras.
Budget: $110,049
Location: Midwest City
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Pass-Through Funding for Safety Equipment for the City of The Village
Provide funding to the City of The Village to purchase computer-aided dispatch and mobile records management.
Budget: $20,696
Location: The Village
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
Pass-Through Funding for Safety Equipment for the City of Warr Acres
Provide funding to the City of Warr Acres to purchase computer-aided dispatch and records management software.
Budget: $28,908
Location: Warr Acres
Responsible Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded
COPS Officers
Add seven new Oklahoma City Police Officer positions to the FACT program and the Truancy Program.
Budget: $1,372,371
Location: Citywide
Oklahoma City
Implementing Department: Police
Status: Grant awarded