ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION FACT SHEET					City of Shreveport
TITLE			DATE			ORIGINATING DEPT./DIV.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO MAKE APPLICATION WITH AND RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE LOUISIANA COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH THE NORTHWEST LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNING AGENCY FOR MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL NARCOTICS TASK FORCE GRANT AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO						Shreveport Police Department
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PURPOSE
This resolution will authorize the Mayor to make application with and receive funding from the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) through the Northwest Law Enforcement Planning Agency (NWLEPA). If approved, the funds from the Multi-Jurisdictional Narcotics Task Force Grant will conduct narcotics enforcement activities within the City of Shreveport and Caddo Parish and be comprised of law enforcement personnel from the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Shreveport Police Department. The grant will also fund the purchase of three laptop computers and air cards to be used for field reporting.
This Ordinance or Resolution will have direct impact on Council District:							ALL
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement has invited the Shreveport Police Department and Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office to apply for grant funding through the NWLEPA to support a Multi-Jurisdictional Narcotics Task Force.
TIMETABLE
Introduction:	October 13, 2009
Final Passage:	October 27, 2009
SPECIAL PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
FINANCES				SOURCE OF FUNDS
$104,614.00 $ 17,436.00 $ 17,435.00 $139,485.00				Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement The City of Shreveport Cash Match Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office Cash Match Total Funds
CONCLUSION
The council may: 1. Approve the Resolution if deemed appropriate. 2. Approve an amended version of the Resolution. 3. Reject the Resolution.
FACT SHEET PREPARED BY:		Teresa Pierce, Grant Manager

RESOLUTION NO. _________ OF 2009

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO MAKE APPLICATION WITH AND RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE LOUISIANA COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH THE NORTHWEST LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNING AGENCY FOR MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL NARCOTICS TASK FORCE GRANT AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO.

BY:

WHEREAS, the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) has invited the Shreveport Police Department and Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office to file a joint application for grant funds through the Northwest Law Enforcement Planning (NWLEPA) and

WHEREAS, the award, if approved will be for a total of $139,485 and requires a cash match of $34,871 to be split between the City of Shreveport and Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. The funds will support a Multi-Jurisdictional Narcotics Task Force comprised of law enforcement personnel from the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Shreveport Police Department conducting overtime narcotics enforcement activities within the City of Shreveport and Caddo Parish and the purchase of three laptop computers and air cards for field reporting.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in due, regular and legal session convened, that it does hereby authorize the execution by Cedric B. Glover, Mayor, those grant documents necessary to apply and receive funding established within the program administered by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement through the Northwest Law Enforcement Planning Agency.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provision or item of this Resolution or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this Resolution which can be given affect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all Resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:

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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE