On August 14, 2023, The City Commission passed Resolution 2023-83 to enter into a Grant Contract with the State of Tennessee for Law Enforcement Academy Cadet Recruitment and Retention. The grant will help with the local share of training costs for new police officers, including paid Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy (TLETA) tuition, training uniforms, and additional professional development. The grant will provide the City of Brentwood with free tuition for every police officer who graduates from TLETA, along with $5,000 per officer to assist in the continuing cost of training.
The State of Tennessee has requested an amendment to this contract. The amendment is attached, and the changes are noted below. The following section is deleted:
The Grantee may hire an individual as a law enforcement officer who has not been previously certified as a law enforcement officer in Tennessee, ('new officer") as of the effective date of this contract. Each new officer shall be sent to the TLETA Basic Training Academy and successfully complete the program before the Grantee can make request for payment. The Grantee is not entitled to receive any grant funds for new officers who do not graduate from the TLETA Basic Training Academy.
The above section is replaced with the following:
The Grantee may hire an individual after May 1, 2023, as a law enforcement officer who is not certified as a law enforcement officer in Tennessee, (“new officer”) as of the effective date of Delegated Grant Authority 77734. Each officer shall be sent to the TLETA Basic Training Academy and successfully complete the program before the Grantee can make request for payment. The Grantee is not entitled to receive any grant funds for officers who do not graduate from the TLETA Basic Training Academy.
The following section is deleted:
Invoice Requirements. The Grantee shall submit the Cost Sharing Grant Invoice (Attachment 5), and all supporting documentation determined necessary by the State, no less than ninety (90) days after TLETA's graduation, verifying the number of new officers employed by Grantee who completed TLETA's Basic Training Academy as required by Section A.3. since the last invoice (or since the Effective Date, if this is the first invoice) and certifying that all such officers have been assigned as required by Section A.4. to:
William “Chip” Kain, Director
Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy
3025 Lebanon Pike
Nashville, TN 37214
TLETA.grants@tn.gov
a. The Grantee understands and agrees to all of the following:
(1) A claim under this Grant Contract shall include only reimbursement requests for new officers employed by Grantee who complete TLETA’s Basic Training Academy according to the Grant Budget.
(2) A claim under this Grant Contract shall not include any reimbursement request for future expenditures.
(3) A claim under this Grant Contract shall initiate the time frame for reimbursement only when the State is in receipt of the invoice, and the invoice meets the minimum requirements of this section C.5.
And replaced with the following:
Invoice Requirements. The Grantee shall submit the Cost Sharing Grant Invoice(Attachment B), and all supporting documentation determined necessary by the State, no less than ninety (90) days after TLETA’s graduation, verifying the number of new officers employed by Grantee who completed TLETA’s Basic Training Academy as required by Section A.3. since the last invoice (or since the Effective Date, if this is the first invoice) and certifying that all such officers have been assigned as required by Section A.4. to:
William “Chip” Kain, Director
Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy
3025 Lebanon Pike
Nashville, TN 37214
TLETA.grants@tn.gov
a. The Grantee understands and agrees to all of the following:
(1) A claim under this Grant Contract shall include only reimbursement requests for new officers employed by Grantee who complete TLETA’s Basic Training Academy according to the Grant Budget.
(2) A claim under this Grant Contract shall not include any reimbursement request for future expenditures.
(3) A claim under this Grant Contract shall initiate the time frame for reimbursement only when the State is in receipt of the invoice, and the invoice meets the minimum requirements of this section C.5.
The following section is added:
The Grantee shall assign the enrolled officer to a law enforcement function. For the purposes of this Grant Contract, a law enforcement function does not include correctional assignments, inmate transportation, dispatch, or other roles that do not involve the prevention or detection of crime.
These are all the amendments to this contract. Please see the Chief of Police with any questions. |