ITEM TITLE:
#24-56 - Amending the 2024 Budget by Accepting the 2024 State Homeland Security Program Grant Funds from the State of Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs in the Amount of $128,000 for the Emergency Services Radio Repeater Upgrades Project
SUBMITTED BY: Jordan Nelson, Finance Director
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: $128,000
Unencumbered Balance: $128,000
Funding Source: State Homeland Security Program Grant
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
This Grant Award reflects partial funding ($128,000 awarded vs $367,500 requested) for the Law Enforcement radios in the “Radio Repeater Upgrades” project ranked Number 4 during 2023 Projects Prioritization workshops. Staff is currently evaluating options for the remaining $240K.
Requested Awarded
Mobile Radios $167,500 $56,000
Portable Radios $200,000 $72,000
Total $367,500 $128,000
Information Technology Director Matthew Osburn will be present to field questions related to this portion of the project.