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Meeting Date:	09/23/2019
Gulf State Regional Law Enforcement Tech Grant Application by Sheriff's Office & DA
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize the submission of a grant application to the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) estimated at $150,000 as developed, written, and submitted by the Webb County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the 49th Judicial District Attorney’s Office for technology for their certified peace officers, and authorizing the County Judge to execute all relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto. This grant does not require any match; and, thus shall have no impact to the general fund. 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 and Isidro Alaniz, 49th Judicial District Attorney]

Issue: The Webb County Sheriff’s Office and 49th Judicial District Attorney’s Office must continually equip its sworn officer force with an important array of critical safety/communications equipment.

Solution: Grant application to provide portable radios as a supplemental source of this needed equipment.

Result: The Webb County Sheriff’s Office's and 49th Judicial District Attorney Office’s sworn officer force will be provided with needed equipment.

Background:

This proposed grant seeks to provide funding for critical communications equipment in the form of portable radios for the sworn officer force of the Webb County Sheriff's Office and 49th Judicial District Attorney's Office.

Previous Court Action:

None.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	To Be Determined
Funding Source:	Grant Revenue
Balance:	Various
Financial Impact:
$150,000 estimated grant funding request for the Webb County Sheriff's Office and 49th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Thus, no impact to the general fund.