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<br /> <br />RESOLUTION 5684 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR A FEDERAL GRANT, <br />WHICH WOULD REIMBURSE UP TO FIFTY PERCENT OF THE COST FOR POLICE <br />BODY ARMOR PURCHASES <br /> <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Mounds View Police Department currently has seventeen authorized positions for sworn <br />officers; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Mounds View Police Department provides and encourages officers to utilize body armor as <br />much as possible in the performance of the officer’s duties; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, body armor manufacturers recommend replacement of body armor every five to six years, <br />depending on use and condition; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Mounds View Police Department currently has ten officers who have no body armor, or <br />whose body armor has exceeded manufacturers age recommendations; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Federal Government is reopening a grant program to allow municipalities to apply for up to <br />fifty percent reimbursement for the replacement of body armor; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the application window for the grant opens on January 14, 2002 and closes on April 13, 2002; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, authorization to apply for said grant requires approval of the Chief Executive Officer; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council for the City of Mounds View authorizes the <br />application for a Federal Grant, which would allow for reimbursement of up to fifty percent of the costs <br />incurred through the replacement of police officer body armor. <br /> <br /> <br />Adopted this 7th day of January 2002. <br /> <br />Attest: _____________________________ <br /> Richard Sonterre, Mayor <br /> <br />SEAL _____________________________ <br /> Kathleen Miller, City Administrator <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />