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An Ordinance approving an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, Jackson County, Missouri, and participating municipalities for the distribution of $12,948 in 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds to the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, and authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement for the same. (F&BC 11/2/26)
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Issue/Request:
This item requests approval to accept $12,948 from the 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program and to execute an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, Jackson County, Missouri, and the cities of Blue Springs, Grandview, Independence, Lee's Summit, and Raytown, Missouri, for the distribution of grant funds.
The City of Kansas City serves as the fiscal agent responsible for administering and distributing the funds. Approval is required to authorize acceptance of the City's allocation and execution of the agreement.
Key Issues:
The City of Lee's Summit has been allocated $12,948 from the 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program through the U.S. Department of Justice. The total allocation to the participating jurisdictions is $742,012.
The City of Kansas City, Missouri, serves as the fiscal agent responsible for administering and distributing the funds to participating jurisdictions.
As part of the JAG program requirements, participating jurisdictions must enter into an Interlocal Agreement establishing the distribution of funds and the responsibilities of each participating agency.
The proposed agreement establishes the City's allocation amount of $12,948 and covers the grant period of January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2031. The agreement becomes effective upon the award and acceptance of the grant by Kansas City.
The grant funds will support the purchase of batteries, charging equipment, spotlights, and speaker attachments for the Police Department's existing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). T...
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