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Meeting Date:	08/28/2023
HIDTA Payroll and Fringe Benefits
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Christina Moncivais
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to request the appropriate cash match from Webb County for the FY 2024 Webb County budget in order cover salary and fringe benefits cost expenditures to pay the two (2) current grant-funded HIDTA Task Force officers assigned to the City of Laredo Police Department Task Force at the appropriate wage scale in compliance with the contractual stipulations of the Webb County Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA); and any other matters incident thereto. The HIDTA Task Force officers are members of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA); and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office is requesting additional funding from Webb County in order to cover salary and fringe benefit cost expenditures in excess of the anticipated grant award for FY2024. The amount requested for the incoming fiscal year (FY 2024) is $69,518. Please see table below for specific breakdown of this $69,519 budget request. [Requested by Martin Cuellar, Webb County Sheriff; Account #1001-1160-463903-040]

Payroll Cost	$44,454
Health Life Insurance	$5,005
FICA County Share	$8,547
Retirement County Share	$308
Unemployment Tax	$1,368
Worker Compensation	$9,836
	$69,518

Issue: The HITDA grant (#2906) has allocated payroll and fringe benefits costs associated with the two (2) HITDA Officers at $25.21/ hour per officer, an amount less than the base wage assigned by the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Solution: Approval of the applicable payroll costs and fringe associated with the two (2) HITDA investigators assigned to the Laredo Police Department Task Force.

Result: The Webb County Sheriff's Office will continue to employ two (2) HIDTA funded investigators who will actively participate and help the task force fight against the continued flow of illicit drugs and related crime within the South Texas region.

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