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Meeting Date:	09/25/2017
Authorize Continued Payment of Salary & Fringe Benefits for OVW Investigator
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize the continued payment of salary and fringe benefits of the Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) grant funding investigator (Slot #2830) for a period not to exceed Ninety (90) days, until possible grant award notification. A grant application for the continuation of this grant funding was approved for submission by the Webb County Commissioners Court on January 9, 2017. However, since this is a discretionary grant, there is no guarantee of continuation of grant funding. [Grant Fund #2604 (OVW)]

Issue: In its grant application solicitation, the funding agency anticipated notifying all applicants of funding decisions by October 1, 2017, and the Fiscal Year 2017 awards are starting to go out on a rolling basis. However, the investigator’s current grant performance end date is scheduled for September 30, 2017, and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office has not received official notification of the funding decision regarding its 2017 Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grant renewal application for the continued grant funding.

Solution: The Webb County Commissioners’ Court approve the continued payment of salary and fringe benefits until the Webb County Sheriff’s Office receives official notice about the agency’s funding decision.

Result: The investigator will be able to continue to provide necessary services to the domestic violence victims of the Laredo/Webb County community until the Webb County Sheriff’s Office is notified of the agency’s funding decision.

Background:

In its grant application solicitation, the funding agency anticipated notifying all applicants of funding decisions by October 1, 2017, and the Fiscal Year 2017 awards are starting to go out on a rolling basis. However, the investigator’s current grant performance end date is scheduled for October 1, 2017, and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office has not received official notification of the funding decision regarding its 2017 Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grant renewal application for the continued grant funding.

Previous Court Action:

This grant application was authorized for submission by the Webb County Commissioners' Court on January 9, 2017 (Agenda Item 40).

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