To: Delrico J. Loyd, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Christopher R. Swanson, Sheriff
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RE: Approval of a grant award from The Mott Foundation, in the amount of $1,586,300.00 to provide for Operation Arrowhead at Genesee County's Office of the Sheriff; the budget for this grant is attached
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of renewal of a grant award from The Mott Foundation in the amount of $1,586,300.00; this renewal allows the Sheriff’s Office to continue providing police responses to a ten (10) square mile area within the city of Flint; the term of this grant is from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027
BACKGROUND:
There continues to be a need for increased public safety resources within the City of Flint. Flint, our county seat, consistently ranks among the most violent cities in America. Due to dwindling resources, the Flint Police Department has been forced to take a mostly reactive posture related to crime. There are limited resources to target crime hot spots in a proactive manner. In June of 2022, the Genesee County Sheriff, in collaboration with the Mott Foundation, began a targeted crime enforcement initiative in the central business district and surrounding college campuses. This pilot grant program targeted an area defined as Robert T. Longway on the north, Dort Hwy. on the east, Dupont St. on the west and I-69 on the south. Since then, this targeted area has increased to cover the GM plants on VanSlyke and McLaren Hospital. This area is now approximately 10 sq. miles. This enforcement initiative allowed the Flint Police Department to redeploy to areas outside of the central business district and college campus areas and focus on crimes that are negatively impacting neighborhoods. During the 2025-2026 grant period, the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office responded to 2,863 police calls, conducted 1,067 traffic stops, executed 87 accident reports, and logged 616 downtown agency assists. The Sheriff’s Office also executed 564 felony arrests/warrants, 718 misdemeanor arrests/warrants, 3,347 business checks, and 675 neighborhood checks. These numbers represent the continued success of Operation Arrowhead, and C.S. Mott Foundation has requested this partnership continue for an additional year.
DISCUSSION:
None
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
There is no match required for this grant and therefore no general fund requests. Please see the attached budget for more details. A budget amendment will be submitted in a separate request.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The acceptance of this grant conforms to the County priorities by promoting public health to create safer communities. It also expands the role of the County as a convener to enhance relationships that contribute to the growth of our community.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Office of Genesee County Sheriff to authorize accepting a grant from the Charles Stuart Mott Foundation to Genesee County, in the amount of $1,586,300.00, to provide for police patrol and investigative services within a 10-square-mile area within the City of Flint, with no match required, and to further authorize entering into a grant agreement to provide the services for the period commencing August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the September 16, 2026 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the grant agreement on behalf of Genesee County.