HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 031-24 - Resolution - Budget Amendment for One-Time Public Safety Aid Allocations Phase 1
RESOLUTION
Authorizing a Budget Amendment for One-Time Public Safety Aid Allocations
Phase 1.
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester received one-time Public Safety Aid of $5,341,601 from
the State of Minnesota, and
WHEREAS, the Public Safety Aid funding has the following eligibility requirements:
Eligible Uses:
Community violence prevention and intervention programs
Community engagement.
Mental health crisis responses.
Victim services.
Training programs.
First responder wellness.
Equipment related to fire, rescue, and emergency services.
To pay other personnel or equipment costs.
An aid recipient may not use aid toward:
Its employer contribution to the public employees’ police and fire fund if the county,
tribal government, or local unit received Police State Aid under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 477C in calendar year 2022.
Any costs associated with wrongdoing or misconduct.
The purchase of an armored or tactical vehicle or substantially similar vehicle.
The purchase of tear gas, chemical munitions, or substantially similar items.
The cost of construction, reconstruction, remodeling, expansion or improvement of a
police station, including related facilities.
“Related facilities” includes access roads, lighting, sidewalks, and utility
components on or adjacent to the property on which the police station is located
that are necessary or safe access to and use of the building.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester
that Public Safety Aid Phase 1 funding be utilized for:
Department Amount Amount Details
City Attorney $400,000
Sustain City Attorney I position ($250,000)
Sustain Victim-Service position ($150,000)
Fire $1,475,000
DEI Training ($50,000)
SCBA Match ($95,000)
Turnout Gear Lifecycle Correction ($140,000)
Fire Truck Replacement ($1,200,000)
Police $2,559,000
Alternative Police Response Pilot Project ($200,000)
Camera Infrastructure ($250,000)
COPS Grant Local Match ($950,000)
Fleet Reconciliation ($859,000)
Training ($300,000)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the above-listed financial plannings are approved and
the corresponding amendments to the 2024-25 Adopted City Budget are authorized.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2024.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2024.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)