DATE: October 16, 2018
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Chief of Police
SUBJECT
Title
Authorization for the City Council to Accept and Appropriate $30,609 from the Department of Justice for Enforcement of Illegal Tobacco Sales
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Recommendation
That the City Council adopts the attached resolution to appropriate a total of $30,609 from an awarded Department of Justice California Healthcare grant to fund underage tobacco decoy operations.
SUMMARY
The Hayward Police Department applied for and was awarded monies to be used for underage tobacco enforcement. To address the problem of underage tobacco use, the Hayward Police Department would conduct an additional four undercover decoy operations at licensed tobacco retail businesses to ensure compliance on a continuous basis. The Hayward Police Department was awarded $10,203 for three fiscal years (total of $30,609) to conduct underage decoy operations at tobacco retail establishments.
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ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution