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POLICY REQUiRinG RESOLUTIONS FROM LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT I, BACKGROUND .~ It is extremely important that applications from local units of government which are submitted 'to the L~w and Order Section ~edeive the official support of the govern- ing body of the applicant uhit 0f-govecnment. This support .assures the financial backing and commitment to action required for timely and smooth ~mplementaion of an' approved p~oJect. LEAA guidelines provide that all subgrants must', be imple- mented within 60 days of the subgrant contract effective date, Time limitations on the expenditure of funds awarded to the State under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act also make it necessary for the Law and Order Section to obtain assurances that an application, if approved, will be implemented as stipulated in the application within .the subgrant period. ? ri. POLICY: The Law and Order Section requires that each application from a local unit of government be accompanied by a certified copy of a resolution by the governing body of the local unit of government. The resolution must incorporate as a minimum all aspects of the Model Local, Governmental Resolution presented on the opposite side of this page. If an application proposes a proJect to be implemented by more than one city and/or county governmental unit, one such unit must assume primary responsibility for administering the project. This unit is the'applicant. In addition to a resolution from the governing body of the applicant, a certified copy of a resolution from each participating governmental unit is required, This resolution should be drafted to zncorporate items one (1) through (6) on the Model Resolution rephrased to pertain to the participating agency instead of the applicant agency.