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Meeting Date:	07/09/2018
ICAC Grant Award Acceptance
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize the acceptance of a grant award in the amount of $5,100 as submitted by the Webb County Sheriff’s Office to the Office of the Texas Attorney General (OAG) for training for the Webb County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force; and authorizing the Webb County Judge to execute all relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto. This grant does not require any type of match; and, thus, is at no cost to the county. All required documents were sent for review through the Economic Development Department and the solicitation is compliant with the Webb County Single Point of Contact (SPOC) procedures. [Requested by Martin Cuellar, Webb County Sheriff]

Issue: The psychological, emotional, and physical damage caused by child predators and inflicted on innocent victims, their families, and communities can be deeply destructive and have far-reaching consequences that can last a lifetime. Furthermore, throughout the United States, criminal cases built against child predators can be extremely complex, technologically challenging, and legalistically complicated.

Solution: The Webb County Sheriff’s Office cyber crimes law enforcement unit has successfully worked with multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, including the Office of the Attorney General, to arrest numerous child predators in the Laredo/Webb County area. Grant award to supplement the successful endeavors of the Webb County Sheriff’s Office cyber crimes against children task force to protect the children and youth of the Laredo/Webb County community against child predation.

Result: The Webb County Sheriff’s Office will continue to enhance its ability to work proactively not only to catch individual child predators, but to produce an overall inhospitable environment for cybercrimes against children in Laredo/Webb County for the further prevention of child predation in our community.

Background:

The Webb County Sheriff’s Office cyber crimes unit has been able to intervene to protect children in the local community and successfully effect the arrest of child predators in Laredo/Webb County.

Previous Court Action:

The Webb County Commissioners’ Court approves the submission and acceptance of this grant on a continuous basis.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	To Be Determined
Funding Source:	Grant Revenue
Balance:	$5,100
Financial Impact:
$5,100 Grant revenue for the Webb County Sheriff's Office. Thus, no impact to the general fund.