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CONSENT AGENDA <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br /> INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br /> OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br /> TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br /> DATE: August 10, 2015 <br /> SUBJECT: Request for Ratification <br /> Florida Department of Law Enforcement <br /> FY 2015/2016 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice <br /> Assistance Grant (J Program <br /> FROM: Jason E. Brown ( /k_ <br /> Director, Management[& <br /> B dget <br /> DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS <br /> On July 24, 2015, Indian River County received notification by the Florida Department of Law <br /> Enforcement (FDLE), Office of Criminal Justice Grants, that $54,202 was allocated in grant <br /> funds for Federal Fiscal Year 2015 to fund local anti-drug abuse projects. This amount is a <br /> decrease from the current fiscal year in which Indian River County received $62,616 in federal <br /> funds. The letter also recommends that the Board of County Commissioners serve as the <br /> coordinating unit of government in development of applications for these funds. For the current <br /> fiscal year (2014/2015), Indian River County was allocated $62,616 in federal grant funds, with <br /> no match requirement. Likewise, the fiscal year 2015/2016 grant amount of $54,202 will not <br /> carry a match requirement. The two programs currently funded are the Substance Awareness <br /> Council Drug Testing Program and the Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Unit (M.A.C.E.). <br /> The Certificate of Participation was to be returned to FDLE by August 1, 2015. Because the <br /> next Board of County Commissioners meeting was not scheduled until August 18, 2015, the <br /> County Administrator executed the Certificate on behalf of the Board. According to that <br /> resolution, the County Administrator was authorized to execute all documents necessary for the <br /> proper functioning of the County from July 15, 2015 through and including August 17, 2015, <br /> provided that any such executed documents are subsequently brought to the Board for <br /> ratification. This staff report constitutes the request for ratification required by the resolution. <br /> For fiscal year 2015/2016, the County's local law enforcement agencies have decided to divide <br /> the grant dollars evenly (IRC Sheriff, City of Vero, PD, Fellsmere PD, Sebastian PD, Indian <br /> River Shores Public Safety). Therefore, each entity has been allocated $10,840. Please see <br /> attached letter from IRC Sheriff dated August 12, 2015. The grant applications must be prepared <br /> and submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Office of Criminal Justice Grants, <br /> by September 4, 2015 <br /> 155 <br />