Finance Committee — 09/15/2021 Page 9
Alderwoman Lu
And your reduced trial time extends through... ?
Jim Testaverde, Deputy Police Chief
From the time that the contract is signed, we can immediately download the application and we can start using
it immediately. Once the contract goes through, we can start using immediately. So let's say sometime to
September until the end of October, you're talking about roughly, and I'm estimating, a four to five week period
maximum.
Alderwoman Lu
| see. Okay thank you.
Jim Testaverde, Deputy Police Chief
You're welcome.
Mayor Donchess
Do you have something?
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Yeah.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Just a question just only because I'm just trying to understand this. When it says that the funding will be
mony theese 150 Police Department and it gives the fund number that means that there's already
Jim Testaverde, Deputy Police Chief
Yes. We already received different grants. If Karen Smith is still on, she can explain exactly what that account
is but | know you know that the amount of grants that we have there’s already something...
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
| know. | Know you guys you do a lot. | just want to make sure that you know because | think we're kind of
worried about where we're going to get the money from when you might already have the money. No?
Jim Testaverde, Deputy Police Chief
Not to do what we want to do. Again...
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
... [f you wanted though.
Jim Testaverde, Deputy Police Chief
I'm not coming here to ask for this program because for the past several years, we've been unable to
communicate with the community. I'm saying we would like this program and we apply for this grant because
we want to continue to attain this vision that the Chief has and that we support of a culturally effective
organization. There are many facets to it. This is just having a communication plan is one of about seven
facets that we're focusing on and this actually is a major step in the right direction of allowing us to do that.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Thank you.
