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Adopt a Resolution Ratifying the U.S. Department of Justice 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Application for the Purchase of a TruNarc Handheld Narcotics Analyzer, Authorize the Chief of Police to Accept Funding, and Appropriate Funds ($20,345) (PD)
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MEETING DATE:
June 5, 2024
PREPARED BY:
Candice Alaniz, Management Analyst
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution ratifying the U.S. Department of Justice 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grant application for the purchase of a TruNarc handheld narcotics analyzer, authorize the Chief of Police to accept funding and appropriate funds in the amount of $20,345.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ("JAG") Program provides funding for states and local governments to support a broad range of activities and equipment, to prevent and control crime and improve the criminal justice system. JAG funds are allocated based on a community's population and crime statistics, in combination with a minimum allocation to ensure that each state and county receives an appropriate share.
This year, the Lodi Police Department ("Department") received an allocation of $20,345. The Department is requesting the approval of grant funding expenditures to procure a TruNarc Handheld Narcotics Analyzer, enabling officers to scan more than 530 suspected controlled substances with a single, definitive test.
With the TruNarc Handheld Narcotics Analyzer, the accuracy and reliability of a narcotics and drug test lab are available anywhere you go. With this handheld drug detector, narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens and analgesics are easily identified using lab-proven Raman spectroscopy.
Specific benefits of the TruNarc Equipment are:
Single Test, Multiple Narcotics
Identifies more than 530 of the highest priority illicit and abused narcotics in a single drug test, saving time and money.
Easy to Use
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