Sheriff's office, county staff say BJA COSEP applications will be coordinated, not competing
Summary
The county and the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office both have resolutions to apply for BJA COSEP grants; sheriff's office representatives and county staff told commissioners they will coordinate applications so they are not viewed as competing submissions.
The Hamilton County Board of Commissioners heard two related resolutions on Sept. 2: Resolution 926‑23, authorizing the sheriff’s office to apply for up to $1,300,000 from the BJA COSEP program, and Resolution 926‑24, authorizing a no‑match training grant application to the Tennessee Corrections Institute for up to $12,500.
Chair followed up on concerns that separate applications could be interpreted as competing. Chief Bernard (Sheriff's office representative) said the sheriff’s office and county would work together. In the meeting he said, “It is the same grant, and we're gonna work together on the application to to ensure that we're not hurting each other's,” adding that the applications would target separate purposes so they would not be seen as two departments applying for the same funding.
Commissioner Jeter also praised sheriff leadership and noted the training grant is meant to improve the correctional training division's learning environment. The transcript does not include recorded votes or further implementation details for these resolutions.
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