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Council approves $467,982 BioWatch grant funding, adds staffing and equipment to Police Department
Summary
Council approved Bill No. 5502 to accept a U.S. Department of Homeland Security BioWatch grant of $467,982, adding one program manager and six intermittent technical positions and authorizing vehicle purchases to support the program.
Bill No. 5502 authorized St. Charles County to accept a BioWatch grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and provided a supplemental appropriation of $467,982 to the Police Department.
The ordinance adds one program manager position and six intermittent technical positions within the Office of the Chief of Police, and authorizes purchase of vehicles and related expenditures funded by the grant. Council voted 7-0 to approve the agreement and supplemental appropriation.
Council members noted the grant adds bio-surveillance capability and staffing to the Police Department; no further operational details were provided in the meeting minutes.
