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Meeting Date:	10/22/2018
State Farm Foundation Grant Application
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize the submission of a grant application and accept a grant award as developed, prepared, written, and submitted by the Webb County Sheriff’s Office to the State Farm Foundation for a grant the amount of $7,000 to provide challenge coins to citizens of the Laredo/Webb County community; and authorizing the Webb County Judge to execute all relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto. This grant does not require any cash match; and, thus, has 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]

Issue: Due to recent and widely disseminated national, state, and local incidents between federal/state/local law enforcement personnel and the community members they are sworn to protect, citizens have recently grown wary of interactions with law enforcement officials, including routine traffic stops. The corrosive effect of these negative, highly publicized, and sometimes deadly interactions is a dangerous paradigm shift because public trust in law enforcement by citizens is a foundational principle by which law enforcement officials provide important safety measures and protections to the constituents within their jurisdiction.

Solution: Among other efforts and utilizing State Farm Foundation grant funds, develop/design, procure, and disseminate challenge coins to the citizens of the Laredo/Webb County area so that they may experience positive interactions with deputies from the Webb County Sheriff’s Office.

Result: Citizens of Webb County will be provided with a nice symbolic token and experience positive interactions with officers from the Webb County Sheriff’s Office.

Background:

State Farm provides grants to local non-profit and governmental agencies. State Farm needed to provide this funding for a community project as soon as possible.

Previous Court Action:

None.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	To Be Determined
Funding Source:	Grant Revenue
Balance:	To Be Determined
Financial Impact:
$7,000 estimated grant revenue for the Webb County Sheriff’s Office Thus, this agenda item will have no impact on the general fund.

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