Yeah, You Might Want To Go On And Do That

By Kleinheider Posted on April 2, 2009 at 3:47 pm

The Mayor warns Chief Serpas that cuts may be coming so he should definitely apply for a federal grant to keep cops on the streets:

The federal Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program was created under the President Bill Clinton administration. The Department of Justice program gives federal dollars to local governments to hire more cops. In the case of the Metro Police Department, it would mean 120 additional officers over an 18 to 24 month span.

The grant pays the officers’ salaries and benefits for the first three years, then puts Metro on the hook after that.

“I would ask you to go ahead and apply,” Dean told Serpas. “Obviously that is a process that begins us by making the application, we’ll see where that goes. I think right now we need to make the decision and I’m asking you to go ahead and apply.”

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Tags: Bill Clinton, Community Oriented Policing Services, Karl Dean, Ronal Serpas