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177751 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 9 267 ORDINANCE NO. 17,775 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $198,494 FROM THE 1997 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO BE PAID TO PULASKI COUNTY PURSUANT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND PULASKI COUNTY. WHEREAS, the Department of Justice awarded the City $1,187,123 to be utilized for law enforcement functions; and WHEREAS, the City appropriated a match of $131,903 in August of 1997, to bring the total to $1,319,026; and WHEREAS, the Department of Justice awarded Pulaski County $114,508 under the program; and WHEREAS, the City's award is considered disparate since it exceeds 200 percent (200 %) of the County's and that the County bears more than fifty percent (50 1/6) of the costs of prosecution or incarceration arising from Part I violent crimes reported by the City,; and WHEREAS, in July of 1997, the City and Pulaski County entered into a Memorandum of Agreement providing that the City would transfer $198,494 of the 1997 LLEBG program funds to the County; and WHEREAS, this total represents 16 percent of the City's 1997 award and constitutes the same percentage of award that was reallocated under the 1996 program. WHEREAS, the City's grant total following the adjustment is $1,120,532. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 S ® _ 268 SECTION 1. The City Manager is authorized to appropriate $198,494 from the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Funds to be paid to Pulaski County. PASSED: July 7, 1998 ATTEST: ROBBIE HANC CK CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: kA- THOMAS M. CARPENTEKJ CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED: MICHAEL KECK VICE -MAYOR