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Council asked to approve extension of police recruitment grant enrollment to March 19, 2026
Summary
City Recorder Lisa Smith told the council a previously awarded recruitment and retention grant would be amended to extend the enrollment deadline to March 19, 2026; the amendment does not change the grant amount, and staff requested the mayor be authorized to sign.
City Recorder Lisa Smith told the Shelbyville mayor and city council study session that staff is seeking authorization for the mayor to sign an amendment to a previously awarded police recruitment and retention grant to extend enrollment dates.
"It is an amendment to the grant. It's not changing the amount of money or anything. It's just extending to March nineteenth of 20 26 when we can enroll them because we haven't had enough come in that meet the criteria," Smith said. She described the grant as a recruitment and retention award that helps fund officers who meet specified criteria.
Smith asked the council for permission to have the mayor sign the amendment. The item was presented as a discussion item; no formal vote was recorded at the study session.
Why it matters: Extending the enrollment period keeps the existing grant terms in place while allowing the city more time to enroll officers who meet the grant's eligibility requirements. The meeting transcript does not specify the dollar amount of the grant, the grantor agency, or how many officers remain to be enrolled.
At the study session no councilmember moved a motion on the amendment; the discussion closed after Smith's request for signature authority.
