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Attachment A 2015 -DJ -BX -0226 <br />City: Anaheim — Anaheim Police Department (APD) <br />The City ofAnaheim proposes to use the 2015 Justice Assistance Grant Program funding <br />as follows; <br />PURPOSE AREAS <br />JAG funds may be used for state and local initiatives,, technical assistance, strategic planning, <br />research and evaluation (including forensics), data collection, training, personnel, equipment, <br />forensic laboratories, supplies, contractual support, and criminal justice information systems that <br />will improve or enhance such areas as: <br />Law enforcement programs - Overtime <br />PROJECT NARRATIVE <br />Proposed program activities— <br />The Anaheim Police Department (APD) is requesting to use JAG funds to support overtime <br />expenses for sworn personnel in the following divisions: Operations, Operations Support, <br />Investigations and Special Operations. Due to budget. constraints, APD's overtime budget has <br />been under - funded for a number of years. <br />Need for programs — <br />Although the police department has been actively recruiting and hiring new officers, staffing <br />levels are still low. Therefore, utilizing overtime hours is necessary to provide adequate <br />service levels. Overtime hours will be assigned to employees within the previously <br />mentioned four divisions at the discretion ofAPD's command staff. <br />PROJECT GOALS <br />The goal for this project is to improve and enhance the community's safety, while working <br />with a limited budget and reduced staffing levels. In order to accomplish this, overtime <br />hours will be authorized at the discretion of the department's command staff. <br />PROJECT STRATEGIES <br />Overtime hours will be authorized for individual employees at the discretion of the <br />command staff. A separate account code will be assigned specifically for this project. A <br />copy of all overtime documents will be approved by the appropriate personnel prior to <br />submission for reimbursement. A payroll report of all overtime hours and any other required <br />documentation will be included in each reimbursement request submitted to the Orange <br />County Sheriffs Department. <br />PROJECT IDENTIFIERS <br />Overtime <br />BUDGET DETAIL AND NARRATIVE <br />Overtime for the Department's personnel will range from $45.00 to $99.00 per hour, <br />depending on the position and rank of each employee. Due to budget constraints, APD is <br />Page 4 of 22 <br />