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Meeting Date:	01/09/2017
Op Border Star Grant Application
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to approve the submission of an application to the Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor for a Assistance Grant Program (JAG) Operation Border Star in the amount estimated at $60,000 for the continued salary and fringe benefits for a deputy (certified peace officer) to continue to provide enhanced patrolling for border security; and designating the Webb County Judge in all matters related to this grant; and any other matters incident thereto. This grant requires no match. [Grant Fund Source 324]

Issue: The County of Webb/City of Laredo continues to constitute an important part of the federally designated South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), which is one of the most strategically significant cross-border drug smuggling corridors in the entire United States.

Solution: Grant application to continue to fund an existing grant-funded peace officer/deputy to continue to be deployed to assist, supplement, and enhance border security in the South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) as well as to continue to provide protective services to the residents of Webb County.

Result:Through the grant-funded efforts of the deputy, the patrol division of the Webb County Sheriff’s Office will be provided enhanced manpower to detect, deter, and disrupt various illegal transborder activity in the Webb County area.

Background:

This grant funds the salary and fringe benefits of a deputy (certified peace officer) who works in the Patrol Division to provide enhanced patrolling for border security in the Laredo/Webb County area.

Previous Court Action:

This continuation grant was last authorized for submission on 01/25/2016. The grant award was authorized for acceptance on 09/26/2016.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	324
Funding Source:	grant
Balance:	Not Applicable
Financial Impact:
$60,000 estimated grant funding for the Webb County Sheriff’s Office