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Police secure JAG and GIVE funding; committee approves using $15,000 JAG award for license‑plate readers and accepts county GIVE allocation
Summary
Schenectady police briefed the finance committee on three public‑safety grants: a $15,000 JAG award to buy license‑plate‑reader capacity, county GIVE funding with $452,133 allocated to the city, and related CoC funding previously described. The committee approved acceptance of the JAG award and the GIVE intergovernmental agreement.
The finance committee on July 21 approved police requests to accept three public‑safety grants and discussed how the funds will be used.
Police leadership told the committee the department had been awarded a $15,000 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) through state criminal justice services and federal funds, and that staff planned to use the award to expand license‑plate reader (LPR) capability. The chief explained the department already operates multiple LPRs at interstate approaches and on mobile patrol cars; the JAG award will fund additional fixed‑site units targeted at arterial routes and crime “hot spots.” Staff said the…
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