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Police seek permission to apply for DOJ community policing grant to fund part‑time community engagement officer
Summary
The finance committee approved city staff to apply for and accept a Department of Justice community policing grant that would fund a part‑time sworn community engagement officer; final council approval of any hiring and appropriations will come later if the grant is awarded.
The Medina Finance Committee approved staff permission to apply for, and accept if awarded, a Department of Justice Community Policing Development (CPD) grant to fund a part‑time sworn community engagement officer in the police department. The committee approved the request by voice vote; the application deadline already had passed, so staff sought the committee's retroactive authorization to submit and the emergency clause for subsequent council action if needed.
Chief Kenny explained the department had submitted the grant application on a short timetable and described the planned position as a part‑time sworn community engagement officer. He said the city had not yet sought full council approval for the position and that if the grant is awarded, staff would present a request for council action to appropriate funds and approve the position; if the position itself is not approved by council, the city could decline the grant.
Committee members discussed whether the grant request needed to be processed as a resolution and clarified there were no matching funds or immediate city expenditures required to submit the application. The committee approved authorization to apply and accept the grant if awarded and recorded the motion as carried by voice vote.
Why it matters: If awarded, the grant would pay upfront costs for the position and related activities; city council would still need to approve any hiring or ongoing appropriation of funds after award.
