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Item # 17
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
February 7, 2023
TOPIC: Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account Funds
AGENDA TITLE:
Approve Appropriation Adjustment Recognizing $674,887 in Supplemental Law
Enforcement Services Account Funds and Spending Plan (Non-General Fund)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $674,887 in Law Enforcement
Grants revenue account and appropriate same to the Supplemental Law
Enforcement Services Fund expenditure account. (Requires five affirmative votes)
2. Approve use of the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account funds for
frontline municipal police services as included within this staff report.
DISCUSSION
In 1996, the California State Assembly Bill 3229 established the Citizens Option for
Public Safety (COPS) program and the creation of a Supplemental Law Enforcement
Services Fund (SLESF). The purpose of SLESF was to provide funding to local
government to supplement public safety services. Funding allocations are based on
annual estimated population figures for respective counties and cities. In 2011, the
SLESF became known as the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account
(SLESA).
SLESA funds can only be used to fund frontline law enforcement services and must
supplement existing services and not supplant any current funding. These funds can be
used for salaries, services, supplies, equipment, and administrative overhead. CA
Government Code Sections 30061-30063 (Chapter 6.7 Supplemental Local Law
Enforcement Funding) requires the City Council to appropriate existing and anticipated
funds in accordance with written requests submitted by the Chief of Police.
Adoption of the FY 2022-23 annual budget included $829,970 in SLESA funds received
in prior fiscal years. The Police Department requests the approval of an appropriation
adjustment to recognize additional funds received in the amount of $674,887. The total
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amount of previously recognized and newly received funds is $1,504,857. The Police
Department plans to use these funds for front line law enforcement services as follows:
•Hand-held portable and mobile radios, including accessories such as batteries
and chargers;
•Police vehicles;
•Facility improvements, such as building security access system and interview
room camera system upgrades;
•Miscellaneous equipment, including lapel microphones;
•Frontline law enforcement training and overtime.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the appropriation adjustment will recognize $674,887 in Law Enforcement
Grants, State Grants-Indirect SLESF revenue account (no. 12814002-52026), and
appropriate same to the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund expenditure
account as follows:
Fiscal
Year
Accounting Unit
– Account No.Fund Description
Accounting Unit –
Account No.
Description
Amount
FY 2022-
23
(Feb.-June)
12814407-
various
Supplemental Law
Enforcement
Services Fund
SLESA, Various $674,887
Any remaining balances not expended at the end of the fiscal year will be presented to
City Council for approval of carryovers to FY 2023-24.
Submitted By: David Valentin, Police Chief
Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager