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Council packet shows application to DOJ COPS Hiring Program to hire 15 officers over four years
Summary
City staff said the Department of Justice COPS Hiring Program application would allow the city to hire 15 officers with federal funding covering most costs and a 25% local match over four years; no formal award was recorded in the pre-meeting discussion.
City staff told the Mobile City Council pre-meeting that the mayor is authorized to apply for and accept a U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Program grant that would fund 15 police officers over a multi-year period.
When asked whether this is a new program, a police representative said the city previously had a 2020 COPS grant and that this application…
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