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20 -25. <br />AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A FIREARM VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND <br />PREVENTION FUND GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 FROM THE <br />VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND <br />APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2023 GRANTS FUND FOR USE <br />BY THE PORTSMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR VIOLENT CRIME <br />REDUCTION EFFORTS. <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: <br />1. That it hereby accepts a Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund <br />grant in the amount of $500,000 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services <br />and appropriates said amount in the FY 2023 Grants Fund. <br />2. That the grant funds shall be used by the Portsmouth Police Department for <br />violent crime reduction efforts. <br />3. That no local match is required for the funds. <br />4. That estimated revenues and expenditures in the FY 2023 Grants Fund <br />Budget are increased by $500,000. <br />5. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its adoption. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on March 28, 2023. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />