ORANGE, COUNTY OF, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT (6) - 2011

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ATTACHMENT A 2011-DJ-BX-2532 City: Stanton The City of Stanton proposes to use the 2011 Justice Assistance Grant funding as follows: Purpose Areas: State which Purpose Area(s) out of the following programs your project will be used for - Law Enforcement; Prosecution and court; Prevention and education; Corrections and community corrections; Drug treatment and enforcement; Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement; & Crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation). Law enforcement, prosecution and court, program planning, evaluation, and technology improvement. Program Narrative: Outline the Proposed program activities - The Orange County Sheriff's Department provides police services for the City of Stanton (Stanton Police Services). Stanton Police Services currently utilizes some outdated equipment that needs to be replaced or repaired on a regular basis due to continuous use, specifically electronic and communications related equipment. Some of the police units (investigator vehicles) utilized by Stanton Police Services are completely void of any cominunication devices of any kind due to a lack of funding for these items. Our handheld pacset radios are often out for service. They use batteries that need to be replaced on a regular basis due to the older type of battery charger (non battery conditioners) used in the station. Often times the handheld radio pacsets are unreliable for use in the field by Deputies due to the batteries wearing out prematurely. We intend to better serve the citizens of the city of Stanton by utilizing funds to purchase updated equipment for use in the field and in our police station. Purchasing updated equipment will help us save the city and taxpayers money by replacing outdated equipment that is deemed to be somewhat disposable with equipment that has a longer life expectancy. Replacing existing equipment that has to be replaced or repaired often is the main objective of this project. Outfitting police units void of communication devices would allow investigative units responding to the scene of major crimes to communicate with the first responders quickly and more effectively. Being able to communicate quickly is essential in relaying information in real time. This will enable our investigative units to be more effective in solving crimes, apprehending suspects, and recovering stolen property, all of which help in the prosecution of crimes. Purchasing handheld pacset radios, batteries, and battery reconditioning chargers will help the equipment last longer and be more reliable. This will reducing the overall budget needed to maintain the radio equipment. Reliable radio equipment is vital for Deputies to communicate with each other, investigative units, and supervisors. Provide a brief Analysis of the need for the programs - Stanton Police Services is currently using radio pacsets that are constantly used on a twenty four hour basis and are often in need of service as a result. Batteries for the radios do not last to their full potential due to the older type battery chargers used to charge them. The batteries often render the radios useless to the Deputy in the field because they wear out prematurely. Investigators responding to major crimes (often from home) cannot communicate with ground units or keep up to date on rapidly evolving situations due to the lack of police radios in their units. This increases 2011-DJ-BX-2532 Page 33 of 38 20A-41