ORD Amend 2025-504-E, the FY 25-26 Budget Ord, to Replace Schedule B1a in Order to (1) Add a Grant in the Amt of $204,000.00 from the FDLE for the Fusion Center, (2) Add a Grant in the Amt of $150,000.00 from the Chartrand Foundation for the Peace Officer Wellness Empathy & Resilience (POWER) Prog, (3) Add a Grant in the Amt of $100,000.00 from FDLE for Online Sting Operations, & (4) Add a Grant in the Amt of $400,000.00 from FDLE for Operation Striking Distance, All within JSO; Approp the Fusion Center Grant Funds in the Amt of $204,000.00 from the FDLE to Fund Domestic Security Analysts for the Northeast Florida Fusion Center (NEFFC); Auth 2 JSO Fusion Center Analyst Positions & 2,080 Part-Time Hours within JSO; Prov for City Oversight by JSO; Req 1 Cycle Emergency Passage (R.C. 26-027) (B.T. 26-014) (Dillard) (Req of Sheriff) 12/9/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F 1/5/26 NCSPHS Emergency/Approve 6-0 1/6/26 F Emergency/Approve 6-0 1/13/26 CO PH Emergency/Approve 19-0 Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 1/13/26

This ordinance amends the FY 2025-2026 Budget Ordinance (2025-504-E) to include four continuation grants for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) that were inadvertently omitted from Schedule B1a. The grants are:

• $204,000.00 from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for the Fusion Center, which will fund two Fusion Center Analyst positions and 2,080 part-time hours. This funding is for domestic security analysis for the Northeast Florida Fusion Center (NEFFC) and covers the period July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
• $150,000.00 from the Chartrand Foundation for the Peace Officer Wellness Empathy and Resilience (POWER) Program.
• $100,000.00 from FDLE for online sting operations.
• $400,000.00 from FDLE for Operation Striking Distance, which focuses on combating illegal fentanyl activity and includes 3,465 part-time hours.

All grants require no local match. The ordinance also appropriates the $204,000 for the Fusion Center grant, authorizes the two JSO Fusion Center Analyst positions and part-time hours, and designates the JSO as the oversight agency. Emergency passage is requested to ensure timely appropriation of these funds for the upcoming fiscal year.

This budget amendment allows the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office to receive and utilize over $850,000 in grant funding for critical public safety initiatives, including enhanced intelligence gathering, officer wellness programs, and operations targeting online crime and fentanyl activity. These funds are federal and state grants, requiring no direct cost to city taxpayers.

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