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Which communities are eligible
to receive Safe Communities payments?
Municipalities incorporated
under state law are eligible to receive Safe Communities payments.
A municipality that incorporates after July 1 of a state fiscal
year is not eligible for payment until the following state
fiscal year. The Metlakatla Indian Community (organized under
federal law) is also eligible to receive payments. (See AS
29.60.350 and AS
29.60.365.)
How does a municipality qualify
for payment?
A municipality must submit an approved funding resolution to Commerce by July 1 in
order to be eligible for a Safe Communities payment at the beginning of the fiscal year
(AS 29.60.350(b)).
In addition, a municipality must submit a copy of its current year operating budget and a
copy of its audit or certified financial statement covering the period two years before
(as an example, in FY 2002 you would submit the FY 2000 audit or financial statement)
(See 3 AAC 151.010 at Alaska State Legislature Folio
Infobase.)
When are Safe Communities
payments made?
Safe Communities payments are
made on July 31 of each fiscal year. (AS
29.60.350).
What can Safe Communities
payments be used for?
AS
29.60.350(c) provides a prioritize list of allowable
uses of Safe Communities money. Money received by a municipality
under the Safe Communities Program must be used for the following
services in the following priority order:
- police protection and related
public safety services;
- fire protection and emergency
medical services;
- water and sewer services
not offset by user fees;
- solid waste management;
- other services determined
by the governing body to have the highest priority.
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