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Greenville council accepts $1 million DOJ COPS grant to hire eight police officers
Summary
The council authorized acceptance of a $1,000,000 U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Program grant that will fund eight sworn officers; the city will match $783,000 over three years, a phased budget strategy staff said they plan to absorb after the grant term ends.
Greenville City Council on Nov. 10 voted to accept a $1,000,000 award from the U.S. Department of Justice’s COPS Hiring Program to support the addition of eight sworn police officers.
Chief of Police Richard Bridal told the council the federal award requires a city match of $783,000 over three years, bringing the total investment to about $1,780,000. Bridal said the department is…
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