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28.

Meeting Date:	05/12/2014
COPS Hiring
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to approve the submission of a FY 2014 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grant application to the Community Oriented Policing Services for the hiring/deployment of Two (2) peace officers, including a minimum of One (1) post 9/11 U.S. military veteran, for Three (3) years to conduct community and problem oriented policing in the Laredo/Webb County area in the amount estimated at $258,815; and designating the Webb County Judge as the authorized official in all matters related to this grant; and any other matters incident thereto. This grant requires a Twenty-Five (25%) percent cash match; and, furthermore, at the conclusion of the 36 months of federal funding, Webb County must retain all sworn officer positions for a minimum of 12 months. The retained CHP-funded positions should be added to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office budget with local funds, over and above the number of locally-funded positions that would have existed in the absence of the grant. [Grant Match: Federal Forfeiture Funds]

Background:

The COPS statutory non-supplanting requirement mandates that CHP funds must be used to supplement (increase) local funds that would have been dedicated toward sworn officer positions if federal funding had not been awarded. CHP grant funds must not be used to supplant (replace) local funds that agencies otherwise would have devoted to sworn officer hiring. The hiring or rehiring of officers under CHP must be in addition to, and not in lieu of, officers who otherwise would have been hired or rehired with local funds.

Previous Court Action:

The submission and approval of this grant is approved by the Webb County Commissioners’ Court on a yearly basis.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	TBA
Funding Source:	TBA
Balance:	TBA
Financial Impact:
$258,815 Estimated 3-Year Grant $ 86,272 Estimated 3-Year Cash Match $345,087 Estimated 3-Year Total, including Grant & Cash Match $115,029 Estimated 4th Year 100% Local Budget

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