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12 <br />CITY OF. EVERETT, WASHINGTON <br />EVERETT POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program <br />(CFDS# 16.738) <br />2010 Local Grant Application <br />Section 1- Program Narrative <br />PROGRAM NARRATIVE <br />Introduction <br />The City of Everett is a full-service municipal government ag�c whic 0 c t zides.cUn'delrphblic <br />safety and other vital services to a population of approximateY <br />direction of Mayor Ray Stephanson, Chief James I. Scharf commands the Everett Police <br />Department which consists of a staff of 201 uniformed officers anriad14 Justillian Ass stance Grant <br />port <br />personnel. Over the last several years, the Edward Byrne Mem <br />Program has been a key element in assisting the Everett Police Departmentto further our m acqsition <br />of f <br />law enforcement equipment and implementation of new technology <br />ffective and efficient h <br />providing the highest level of e.Thus the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice <br />and/or choose to spend their leisure time in our City. Th , <br />Assistance Grant Program has become an iresource for providing critical tools, <br />mportant r <br />equipment and technology which are not able to receive funding support via the City's budget. <br />Statement of Current Need <br />City budget resources are currently unavailable to provide support for a variety of types of <br />equipment that are needed for the police department to effectively train department <br />personnel using realistic training aids and scenariontalnn addition, <br />d dtP°®��® di��al evidence and currently <br />crime <br />allocated to address the urgent need to store, ma i <br />information. Finally, budgeted resources are not available to fund much needed upgrades <br />to <br />the department's existing flashlights. The Everett Police Department has identified these <br />project areas as priorities for funding under the JA <br />G. <br />Project Component Descriptions <br />The current Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) project olpmeet theposal nnleedes a ds outlined As was <br />r of <br />equipment/technology systems o items which <br />103 <br />