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Sparks City Council Meeting 10/22/2012 2:00:00 PM
Monday, October 22, 2012 2:00 PMSparks Legislative Building, 745 E. 4th Street, Sparks, NV 89431
General Business: 6.2
Title: Consideration and possible acceptance of a traffic safety grant in the amount of $83,000 to participate in the 2013 Joining Forces program.
Petitioner/Presenter: Police Department/Chief Keefer
Recommendation: Accept the traffic safety grant in the amount of $83,000 to participate in the 2013 Joining Forces program.
Financial Impact: N/A
Business Impact (Per NRS 237):
A Business Impact Statement is not required because this is not a rule.
A Business Impact Statement is not required because this is not a rule.
Agenda Item Brief: The State of Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety has offered the Sparks Police Department an $83,000 grant to participate in the 2013 Joining Forces program. This program provides funding for officer overtime to conduct coordinated traffic enforcement campaigns with other agencies throughout the state.
Background: Since 2002, the Sparks Police Department has participated in the Office of Traffic Safety's Joining Forces program. This program provides funding to pay officers overtime expenses to conduct coordinated traffic enforcement activities with police agencies statewide. These campaigns include Click-it or Ticket, Drink, Drive and Get Pulled Over, and other traffic safety campaigns designated by the Office of Traffic Safety. This nationally recognized program has been credited with reducing traffic fatalities and injuries on Nevada roadways.
Analysis: The $83,000 will provide for approximately 1600 hours of officer overtime to participate in Joining Forces program. This year that includes 11 campaigns. Those campaigns include speed, seatbelt, impaired driving, distracted driving and pedestrian enforcement. The campaigns either coincide with national campaign IE Click-it or Ticket, or with local activiteis such as Hot August Nights and Street Vibrations.
Alternatives: The City can seek funding elsewhere or decide not to participate in these traffic safet activities.
Recommended Motion: Accept the traffic safety grant in the amount of $83,000 to participate in the 2013 Joining Forces Program.
Attached Files:
ATP JF 2013.pdf Agreement.pdf
