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Commission approves multiple public-safety grants as residents press for outreach and crime tools
Summary
The commission approved federal and state grants for community court, justice assistance and a state safe-neighborhood award. Speakers and commissioners discussed homelessness outreach, use of overtime for BSO's HOT team, and recent law-enforcement actions including a DUI checkpoint.
The Pompano Beach City Commission on Jan. 14 approved several public-safety grants and funding agreements and heard resident complaints about homelessness, neighborhood safety and the need for better outreach.
Key votes included a $716,876 Department of Justice award to expand the city's community court program, acceptance of the annual Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funding agreement administered through Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO), and a $75,000 state —Safe Neighborhood— grant with a required city match for fringe costs.
Finance director Lisonbee Furtado read the JAG project abstract, explaining that the homeless outreach team (HOT) combines…
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