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A resolution approving an application for the Statewide School Resource Officer (SRO) Program Grant from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to provide funding for the placement of one full-time School Resource Officer (SRO) in each K-12 public and public charter school.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is accepting applications for the Statewide School Resource Officer (SRO) Program grant with an award of $4,200,000 with no cash match required; and,
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the conditional mayoral approval process provided for in the Metropolitan Code of Laws § 5.04.075(B), the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department completed and submitted the application to the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, subject to approval by the Council of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; and,
WHEREAS, the information completed by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department on the application, including the Memorandum of Understanding described in the application instructions that was submitted as part of the application, is confidential and not subject to release or distribution to the public pursuant to Tenn. Code. Ann. § 10-7-504(p); and,
WHEREAS, due to the confidentiality restriction, a blank copy of the application is attached hereto for reference; and,
WHEREAS, if a member of the Council of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County wishes to view the completed application as part of their official duties, they may request a copy of the completed application, but they may not share the completed application with the public; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved and submitted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Metropolitan Government’s completed application for the Statewide School Resource Officer (SRO) Program Grant with an award of $4,200,000, a blank copy of which is attached hereto for reference, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is authorized to submit said application to the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This resolution approves an application for a Statewide School Resource Officer Program Grant from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. If awarded, the funding will be utilized to place School Resource Officers in 56 Nashville Public Elementary, Middle, and High Schools.
If awarded, the grant would be $4,200,000 with no cash match required.