The county commissioners approved a motion last week to accept a Local Share Account Fund grant available through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
The Race Horse Development and Gaming Act provides for the distribution of gaming revenue through the Commonwealth Financing Authority, an agency administered by Community and Economic Development.
The grant money will be used to buy the hardware for the body camera project that could be implemented by this fall, said Trevor Beatty, deputy warden for operations.
Cumberland County seeks federal grant for body cameras for prison, sheriff's office
Last week, the Cumberland County commissioners authorized staff to apply for a $130,000 federal grant to augment a $132,000 state grant already being sought for body cameras.
Motorola representatives recently visited the departments to finalize the list of hardware and to provide quotes, Beatty said.
The prison and sheriff’s office have operating procedures ready for when the body cameras are deployed.
In related news, the commissioners gave the go-ahead for the District Attorney’s Office to apply for a Police Traffic Services Enforcement Grant of about $143,936 available through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
The office administers the grant, which provides funds to local police departments for traffic safety initiatives targeting such behaviors as DUI and aggressive driving, said Jonathan Mays, chief county detective.
The funds reimburse departments for the hours spent by police officers, Mays said. The grants are distributed based on a PennDOT overview of where accidents and traffic violations occur, he said.
Bus service exploring option of ticket kiosk in county courthouse
The county commissioners recently approved an agreement with the Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority, doing business as rabbittransit.
The commissioners also accepted $91,411 in funds from the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program administered by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
Initially, the county Information Management Technology Office applied for $143,500, but the allocation came in lower because of the volume of applicants seeking money for cybersecurity services, said Mark Adams, chief IT officer for the county.
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