In Mykolaiv, the program to support security forces was extended for 2024: ₴18.9 million will be allocated from the budget

The deputies of the Mykolaiv City Council supported the continuation of the program «Supporting the activities of law enforcement agencies in the territory of the city of Mykolaiv for 2020-2023» for 2024. 18.9 million hryvnias will be allocated for this from the city budget.

Deputies made such a decision during the session of the city council on November 28, NikVesti reports.

Most of this amount will be spent on the purchase of necessary vehicles and automotive equipment for Mykolaiv security forces. Vitalii Danyla, Acting Head of the State Administration of the National People's Republic of Mykolaiv Oblast, explained this by the need to quickly respond to citizens' calls.

«Cars are needed more in order to process calls, calls from citizens to line 102. Thanks to the program, we have already purchased vehicles and calls have improved. For example, now it takes up to 8 minutes to respond to calls in the city of Mykolaiv. And I think we can still improve this direction,» he said.

So, according to the draft decision of the City Council, the funds will be distributed for the following needs:

— To the Main Department of the National Police in the Mykolaiv region in the amount of 2 million 500 thousand hryvnias for the purchase of light operational-specialized cars (branded according to color schemes, equipped with identification signs and inscriptions for police vehicles), automotive equipment, flashing beacons in a set, means of communication communication, computer and office equipment, furniture for furnishing offices, as well as payment of administrative services and fees for state registration of vehicles, payment of registration documents and license plates.

— Office of the patrol police in the Mykolaiv region in the amount of 5 million 200 thousand hryvnias for capital repairs of the administrative building of the office of the patrol police in the Mykolaiv region of the Department of the Patrol Police.

— Military unit 3039 of the National Guard of Ukraine in the amount of 2 million 200 thousand hryvnias for the purchase of special patrol cars, a set of engineering and technical equipment for the protection of special cars of the «AZ» type, a printer, A-3 format.

— The Office of Strategic Investigations in the Mykolaiv region of the Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police of Ukraine in the amount of 2 million 500 thousand hryvnias for the purchase of Renault Duster vehicles, as well as the payment of administrative services and fees for the state registration of vehicles, payment of registration documents and license plates.

— Mykolaiv Office of the Department of Internal Security of the National Police of Ukraine in the amount of 1 million 800 thousand hryvnias for the purchase of a specialized official car, payment of administrative services and fees for state registration of vehicles, payment of registration documents and license plates.

— Administrations of the Zavodsky and Central districts for the amount within the budget for the current repair and arrangement of the premises to create proper conditions for the work and rest of police officers, the purchase of office equipment for the work of the officers of the «Community Police Officer» project, as well as the payment of utility services.

— Main Directorate of the National Police in the Mykolaiv region in the amount of 2 million 282 thousand hryvnias for the purchase of cars for police officers of the community, fuel and lubricants for them, as well as payment of administrative services and fees for state registration of vehicles, payment of registration documents and license plates.

Also, according to Vitaliy Danyla, the cars will contribute to the enforcement of curfew violations.

«Also, recently, together with the patrol police, we started working on curfew violations. There are situations when it is deliberately violated, and there are situations when a person simply could not get home. This is for those citizens who really did not have time to come home for good reasons. In such cases, we can deliver home if the citizen lives in another part of the city,» he said.

We remind you that in April of this year, the deputies did not support the purchase of cars for the city's law enforcement officers, which was foreseen in the changes to the program for assisting the activities of law enforcement agencies for 2020-2023.

In turn, Deputy Maksym Kovalenko said that these funds can be directed to a more useful cause.