ORANGE, COUNTY, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - 2016

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Attachment A Grantee: City of Huntington Beach 2016-DJ-BX-0000 The grantee proposes to use the 2016 Justice Assistance Grant Program funding as follows PURPOSE AREAS JAG funds may be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, strategic planning, research and evaluation (including forensics), data collection, training, personnel, equipment, forensic laboratories, supplies, contractual support, and criminal justice information systems that will improve or enhance such areas as: Law enforcement and planning, evaluation, and technology improvement PROJECT NARRATIVE Proposed program activities — The Huntington Beach Police Department proposes evaluating and implementing a body worn camera program during the life of this grant. We are currently developing policy for the program and will be testing three different vendors. Once the vendor is chosen, we will use the awarded grant funds for the purchase of the body worn cameras, docking stations, hardware and network infrastructure support to implement the program. Program need — Body worn cameras can help improve the high -quality public service expected of police officers and promote the perceived legitimacy and sense of procedural justice that communities have about their police departments. Furthermore, departments that are already deploying body -worn cameras tell us that the presence of cameras often improves the performance of officers as well as the conduct of the community members who are recorded. This is an important advance in policing. PROJECT GOALS Our goal would be to implement a body worn camera, using the technology and evidence it creates to further the mission of providing law enforcement services to our community and maintaining public trust. PROJECT STRATEGIES After careful evaluation of different vendors, developing policy and community support, our strategy will be to equip every uniformed police officer of the department with a body worn camera, as part of a department wide body worn camera program. PROJECT IDENTIFIERS Body Worn Cameras BUDGET DETAIL AND NARRATIVE The purchase will be used for body worn camera equipment only. The cameras cost between $600 and $800 each depending on which vendor we choose. We will be equipping approximately 150 uniformed officers at a cost of $90,000 - $120,000. We will use the awarded grant funds to partially pay for the equipment cost. The remaining cost will come from other funds within our agency budget. TIMELINE AND/OR PROJECT PLAN The body worn camera project should be completed and implemented by March 31, 2016. FUNDING Total Allocation: $28,439.00 Administrative Fee (9%): $2,559.51 Funds Retained by City/County: $25,879.49 Page 10 of 14