HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-106 - The State of California Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Funds (SLESF)/Citizen’s Option for Public Safety (C.O.P.S.) Grants Awarded to the National City Police Department (NCPD) for Fiscal Years 2024 through 2026 RESOLUTION NO. 2026— 106
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS TOTALING $582,359.03 AND
CORRESPONDING REVENUE BUDGETS IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SERVICES FUND FROM FUNDS RECEIVED THROUGH THE CITIZENS' OPTION FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY (C.O.P.S) GRANT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024 THROUGH 2026.
WHEREAS, in Fiscal Year 2023, the County of San Diego ("County") notified the City of
National City("City")that it awarded the City grant funds in the amount of$186,158.96 for frontline
municipal police services through the Fiscal Year 2024 Supplemental law Enforcement Services
Funds ("SLESF")/Citizen's Option for Public Safety ("C.O.P.S.") program; and
WHEREAS, in Fiscal Year 2024, the County notified the City that it awarded the City grant
funds in the amount of$194,663.46 for frontline municipal police services through the Fiscal Year
2025 SLESF/C.O.P.S. program; and
WHEREAS, in Fiscal Year 2025, the County notified the City that it awarded the City grant
funds in the amount of$201,536.61 for frontline municipal police services through the Fiscal Year
2026 SLESF/C.O.P.S. program; and
WHEREAS, the City has received the disbursements from the County for Fiscal Years
2024 through 2026, totaling $582,359.03, and is in the process of receiving the awarded amount
for Fiscal Year 2027; and
WHEREAS, the National City Police Department proposes to utilize the $582,359.03 in
grant funds to purchase items such as ballistic equipment, radios, helmets, gas masks,
Toughbook computers, and other equipment to enhance community/public safety and support
frontline law enforcement services as set out in Government Code sections 30061-30062; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends the City Council adopt this Resolution to establish
appropriations of $186,158.96 for Fiscal Year 2024, $194,663.46 for Fiscal Year 2025, and
$201,536.61 for Fiscal Year 2026 and corresponding revenue budgets in the Supplemental Law
Enforcement Services Fund, established according to the grant award year with the oldest
amounts being spent first, with any unspent balances at the end of a fiscal year carried forward
to the following year.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That the City Council hereby authorizes the establishment of appropriations
of $186,158.96 for Fiscal Year 2024, $194,663.46 for Fiscal Year 2025, and $201,536.61 for
Fiscal Year 2026, for a total of $582,359.03, and corresponding revenue budgets in the
Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund to be utilized for equipment to support frontline
police services.
Section 2: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 18th day of A , 2026.
Ro orrison, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Shelley apel, MMC, City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Heidi Skinner, City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of National City, California, on
August 18, 2026 by the following roll-call vote, to-wit:
Ayes: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane, Molina, Morrison
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Recused: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: Ron Morrison
Mayor of the City of National City, California
`A Shelley Chapel
t . City Clerk of the City of National City, California
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