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Committee approves acceptance of COPS hiring grant with 25% county match
5952488 · September 24, 2025
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Summary
Wayne County committee approved a five-year COPS hiring grant of $4.9 million with a reported 25% county match of roughly $1.2 million; the grant would fund hiring or rehiring and is contingent on later acceptance and budget funding.
County staff asked commissioners to approve a five-year grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to support hiring or rehiring additional career law enforcement officers.
Bonita Terry, chief of administration for the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, told the committee the…
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