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<br /> <br />u.s. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE <br />OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS <br /> <br />o OJP ~ BJA <br />o BJS 0 NIJ <br /> <br />o OJJDP <br />o OVC <br /> <br />AWARD CONTINUATION <br />SHEET <br />~ GRANT <br /> <br />D COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT <br /> <br />PAGE <br /> <br />5 OF 5 <br /> <br />PROJECT NUMBER: <br /> <br />CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX <br />2000-LB-BX-2860 <br /> <br />AWARD DATE <br /> <br />09130/2000 <br /> <br />SPECIAL CONDITIONS CONTINUED <br /> <br />18. The recipient agrees that prior to the obligation or expenditure of any LLEBG funds, at least one (1) public hearing will be <br />held regarding the proposed use(s) of the grant funds. The recipient must also provide verification to BJA, via the Internet <br />system, of the public hearing. At the hearing, persons shall be given an opportunity to provide written and oral views to the <br />recipient on the proposed use( s) of the grant funds. The recipient will hold the public hearing at a time and place that allows <br />and encourages public attendance and participation. The recipient may not request a drawdown of funds until these <br />requirements are met and the formal budget allocations are adopted by the recipient. <br /> <br />19. The recipient agrees that prior to the obligation or expenditure of any LLEBG funds, a previously designated or newly <br />established advisory board will meet to discuss the proposed use( s) of the grant funds. The recipient will designate the <br />advisory board to make nonbinding recommendations on the use(s) of funds under the LLEBG Program. Membership on the <br />advisory board must include a representative from the following, though it may be broader: <br /> <br />a) the local police department or sheriffs department; <br /> <br />b) the local prosecutor's office; <br /> <br />c) the local court system; <br /> <br />d) the local school system; and, <br /> <br />e) a local nonprofit, educational, religious, or community group active in crime prevention or drug use prevention or <br />treatment. <br /> <br />The recipient may not request a draw down of funds until these requirements are met and the formal budget allocations are <br />adopted by the recipient. <br /> <br />20. The recipient has certified it is in compliance with the Public Safety Officers' Health Benefits Provision of the Departments <br />of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-113) and <br />agrees to remain in compliance during the life of the grant. This provision requires that the unit of local government which <br />employs a public safety officer (as defined by section 1204 of Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of <br />1968, as amended) to afford such public safety officer who retires or is separated from service due to injury suffered as a <br />direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty while responding to an emergency situation or <br />hot pursuit (as such terms are defined by State law) with the same or better level of health insurance benefits at the time of <br />retirement or separation as the officer received while on duty. If the recipient demonstrates noncompliance during the life of <br />the grant, 10 percent of the award amount must be returned to BJA. <br /> <br />OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 587) PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE <br />