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CONSIDERATION OF GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,985.00 FROM THE KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR COUNTY SHARE OF MIDWEST HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA (HIDTA) TASK FORCE.
Presented by: Richard Powell, Col. Undersheriff, Sheriff's Office.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the Memorandum of Understanding for the Taskforce grant funds, and authorize the Sheriff to sign the document.
(In above paragraph DELETE Budget Authority Adjustment and Personnel Considerations if they are not required)
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded HIDTA funding to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in the region comprised of the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota for the purpose of combating the manufacture and importation of methamphetamine and the disruption of poly-drug trafficking organizations. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has been designated as the fiscal agent for award proceeds to be distributed to state and local agencies participating in the Midwest HIDTA program within Kansas and in selected regional initiatives. These funds shall be used for purposes designated in the Wichita DEA Task Force (Appendix A) and associated budget (Appendix B) by ONDCP.
This is a renewal of an ongoing DEA Task Force that the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office has been participating in for ten years. It includes funding to reimburse for a part time technician staff, vehicle lease costs, fuel costs, cell phone costs and overtime pay for a detective that is budgeted in Investigations (General Fund) and works on the Task Force.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: 1/1/2018
Grant period ends: 12/31/2019
Source of funding
Grant: $ 44,985.00
Required Match: $0
Required Cas...
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