The Wyoming City Council accepted a grant from the Office of Highway Safety Planning and approved an associated budget amendment that will make roughly $96,000 available for stepped-up traffic enforcement starting in December.

City staff explained Wyoming will serve as the host agency and distribute portions of the grant to partner agencies including Grand Rapids, the Kent County sheriffCounty sheriffand Walker Police Departments to run coordinated enforcement on distracted driving, seat-belt use and speeding. Staff said the cityexpects to provide about 250 hours of overtime funded by the grant and estimated the cityshare at about $19,000.

Council members asked why Wyoming is the host agency rather than each jurisdiction applying separately; staff said centralized administration reduces paperwork and that the city has performed that host role previously. The council approved acceptance of the grant on a roll call vote.