12-13-2022 Resolution No. 12036RESOLUTION NO. 12036
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE GRANT WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS AND RICHFIELD POLICE FOR
BULLETPROOF VESTS
WHEREAS, following two years of declining law enforcement officer line-of-duty
deaths, the country realized a dramatic 37 percent increase in officer deaths in 2010.
Fifty-nine of the 160 officers killed in 2010 were shot during violent encounters; a 20
percent increase over 2009 numbers; and,
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice is committed to improving officer safety
and has undertaken research to review and analyze violent encounters and law
enforcement officer deaths and injuries; and,
WHEREAS, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) was created by the Bulletproof
Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998 and is a unique U.S. Department of Justice initiative
designed to provide a critical resource to state and local law enforcement; and,
WHEREAS, the Richfield Department of Public Safety has been informed that a
grant has been awarded to the department by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs under their Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program, for $2,395.90
for the purchase of ballistic vests; and,
WHEREAS, the BVP grant is under the Fiscal Year 2022 BVP awards, allowing
purchases beginning on or after April 1, 2022 until August 31, 2024, or until all available
2022 award funds have been requested.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota, that the Public Safety Department and the Deputy Director of Public Safety will
enter into an agreement to receive grant money for Richfield’s bulletproof vest
expenditures as outlined in the agreement.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 13th day of
December 2022.
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Maria Regan Gonzalez, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Kari Sinning, City Clerk