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Chesapeake Council OKs $125,583 Grant for School Resource Deputy Program
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved appropriating $125,583 in grant funds to the sheriff’s office to support the School Resource Deputy program; city officials said the money comes from the State Department of Criminal Justice Services and will cover an additional eight deputies and a supervisor.
Chesapeake City Council voted unanimously to appropriate $125,583 to the sheriff’s office to support the School Resource Deputy program.
City officials said the funds are not from the general fund but are grant proceeds. The city manager told the council the request was to appropriate grant money the city had received to cover part of program costs. “The source of the grant is the State Department of Criminal Justice Services,” the city manager said.
During discussion council members clarified the funding is for the second group of deputies: an additional eight deputies plus a supervisor, according to the manager’s update based on information from Captain Geis. Vice Mayor Ritter moved approval; Councilwoman Newans seconded the motion. The clerk recorded the measure as adopted by a 9‑0 vote.
The appropriation amends the sheriff’s office FY2026 operating budget to align grant revenue and program expenditures. The council did not direct additional policy changes; the vote was limited to appropriating the grant proceeds as requested.
The council meeting did not include further detail on multi‑year staffing commitments or long‑term funding plans for the program; those items were not specified in the meeting record.
