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