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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-02 <br />AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A SAFER COMMUNITIES PROGRAM GRANT <br />IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,846,000 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL <br />JUSTICE SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS TO THE FY 2024 <br />GRANTS FUND FOR USE BY THE PORTSMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE <br />ROOT CAUSES AND CONDITIONS OF VIOLENT CRIME. <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: <br />1. That it hereby accepts a Safer Communities Program grant in the amount <br />of $2,846,000 from the Department of Criminal Justice Services and appropriates said <br />funds to the FY 2024 Grants Fund. <br />2. That the funds shall be used by the Portsmouth Police Department to <br />implement community-based strategies to address the root causes and conditions of <br />violent crime. <br />3. That no local match is required as a condition of the funding. <br />4. That estimated revenues and expenditures in the FY 2024 Grants Fund <br />Budget are increased by $2,846,000. <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 January 23, 2024. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />