Local officials are planning to seek a Justice Assistance Grant that will be shared by Danville Police and the Vermilion county Sheriff’s office. The application will be presented this week to Danville’s Public Services Committee.
The grant would be 46 thousand dollars. The city portion would be 26 thousand dollars and the county’s would be 20 thousand dollars.
The City funds will be used toward the Police efforts to reduce and eliminate gang violence and gun violence. It would pay overtime costs for personnel to staff focused patrols in high crime areas.
The Sheriff’s Department will use their portion to pay overtime costs that exceed their normal overtime budget. These funds will allow for additional overtime details involving crime prevention efforts, violence suppression, drug interdiction and community policy projects.
The Public Services committee will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at City Hall.
