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Meeting Date: 08/22/2016  
FY 2017 SAVNS Grant Acceptance
Submitted for: Martin Cuellar Submitted By: Anita Guerra
Department: Sheriff  

Subject:
Discussion and possible action to enter accept a grant award in the amount of $27,715.32 (OAG Contract No. 1772193) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Statewide Automated Victim Notification Service (SAVNS) from the Office of the Texas Attorney General (OAG) for the automated notification of crime victims for a period of Twelve (12) months beginning on September 1, 2016, through August 31, 2017, for a total amount of Twenty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Fifteen Dollars and Thirty-Two Cents ($27,715.32) and authorizing the Webb County Judge to execute all relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto. [Fund 321 (Texas Vine Contract)]


Issue:  In the past decades, many crime victims, such as victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, were unaware if their respective crime perpetrators were able to post bail and released from the corrections system. In late 1993, one particular victim who had been raped, assaulted, and stalked in Jefferson County was unaware that her former boyfriend had been released and was subsequently ambushed by him after she left work. She was shot Seven (7) times at point blank range and killed on that day, her 21st birthday.

Solution: As a result of community outrage, an automated telephone notification system for crime victims and other concerned citizens was instituted: Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) Service. This nationwide system is funded for Texas counties through the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and is currently utilized by Webb County.

Result: The crime victims of Laredo/Webb County can enroll in this program and will be provided with automated notification upon an offender’s custody status change, such as release, transfer, and/or relevant district court dates.
Background:

This crime victim service program is provided in order to remain in compliance with the requirements set by the Texas Constitution Article I Bill of Rights (Section 30 Rights of Crime Victims) and as further outlined by Chapter 56 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. 
Previous Court Action:
The acceptance of the FY 2016 SAVNS grant agreement was approved at the court meeting held on September 28, 2015.   
 

Fiscal Impact
Budget Account Number: 321
Funding Source: Grant
Balance: Not Applicable
Financial Impact:

$23,765.16 Jail
$ 3,950.16 Courts
$27,715.32 total grant funding
Attachments
Receipt
SAVNS Grant Award


    

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