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Owensboro commission OKs application for $21,352 JAG grant to buy 26 police handguns
Summary
The Owensboro Board of Commissioners approved Municipal Order 29‑2024 authorizing an application for an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant to reimburse the police department up to $21,352 for 26 Generation 5 .45 firearms; staff said no city match is required.
The Owensboro Board of Commissioners approved Municipal Order 29‑2024 on first reading to authorize Mayor Thomas Hart Watson to apply for an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to reimburse the Owensboro Police Department up to $21,352 for the purchase of 26 Generation 5 .45 handguns.
City clerk Beth Davis read the municipal order into the record, and the city manager explained that the city alternates JAG applications with the county and that this application requires no local match. After a motion and second, the commission approved the municipal order by voice vote.
The grant, commonly known as the JAG grant, provides resources to law enforcement jurisdictions for equipment and program costs. The municipal order is identified in the record as Municipal Order 29‑2024 and was read for approval on one reading during the October meeting.
No formal vote tally by individual commissioners was recorded in the transcript; the approval was captured as a voice vote and recorded as 'motion carries.' The city clerk said the grant would reimburse the city for the listed purchase; implementation details and delivery timeline were not specified.
