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PD grant funds school resource officer March 29, 2018, 1:00 pmThe American Fork Police Department recently received a $125,000 grant from the United States Department of Justice Office of Community Policing Services Hiring Program. The grant will partially fund the wages and benefits of the new officer for the first three years of employment. Alpine School District will pay $25,000 the first year and $35,000 each the second and third year to help fund the position. According to the grant agreement, the city will assume responsibility to fund the officer's full wages and benefits in the fourth year. On January 23, the city council formally accepted the grant and authorized funding to cover the officer's equipment and vehicle. Upon that approval, the police department immediately filled the position, and the officer is currently working full time at the junior high school. The American Fork Police Department is one of only three agencies in Utah to receive the grant this year. The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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