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Committee accepts federal COPS grant but places most funds on reserve until SFPD reports on deployment
Summary
The committee approved forwarding acceptance of a $16.56 million COPS hiring-recovery grant that funds 50 officer positions for 36 months, but directed a Budget & Finance reserve that holds back all but $2.45 million (to cover academy costs) until the police department returns with a plan within four weeks.
The committee considered an ordinance allowing the City and County of San Francisco Police Department to retroactively accept and expend $16,562,750 in ARRA funds from the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Recovery Program to create 50 officer positions for 36 months. "The city of San Francisco received the maximum award possible of 50 officer positions," SFPD representative said in presenting the grant.
Budget analyst Harvey Rose…
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