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Meeting Date:	02/26/2024
IGSA Renewal Webb County Detention Center 2024
Submitted for:	Jorge L. Trevino	Submitted By:	Jorge L. Trevino
Department:	Civil Legal Division

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to enter into an agreement No. 5.7-70CDCR24DIG000001 with the United States Federal Government for the detention of federal inmates/detainees at the Webb County Detention Center (Owned and Operated by CoreCivic) for the performance period of 03/01/24 to 02/28/2029; pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code §272.005, these contracts known as I.G.S.A. are set to establish the reimbursement for the detention of federal prisoners on a tiered per diem basis; and authorizing the County Judge to sign any relevant documents and any other matters incident thereto. [Requested by Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar]

Issue: Representatives of the federal government (I.C.E.) have reached out to renew the IGSA's with Webb County requesting we enter into said agreement. Texas Local Government Code §272.005 permits the county to agree without violating the Purchasing Act and the current contract had been extended on a month-to-month basis for the purposes of reaching an agreement.

Solution: Enter into an agreement with the federal government that will set a reimbursement amount for the detention of federal detainees/prisoners.

Result: IGSA agreements will allow Webb County reimbursement for the oversight and disbursement of federal funds to the Webb County Detention Center for the detention of federal prisoners/detainees that are being held. The public will be served by and through this agreement by protecting the community from individuals who have been detained for committing offenses and the federal government will bear the burden of paying for the detention of the individual rather than the Webb County Tax Payer.

Background:

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Previous Court Action:

February 26, 2018 Item 22 Approval of IGSA agreements with Federal Government and June 11, 2018 Item 10.24 Approval of CoreCivic Agreement for the Laredo Processing Center and Webb County Detention Center.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	na
Funding Source:	na
Balance:	na
Financial Impact:
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Attachments
Agreement
2-26-2024 Item #6b - Amendment of Contract ICE Detention Compliance & Removals - Executed