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Meeting Date:	09/13/2021
Border Prosecution Grant
Submitted for:	Isidro Alaniz	Submitted By:	David Sanchez
Department:	District Attorney

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to continue paying grant funded personnel under CJD Grant No. 2466310, Region 2 Border Prosecution Unit Grant, for Ninety (90) days, until notification about grant continuation award from the Homeland Security Grants Division of the Governor's Office. All personnel cost will be reimbursed with grant funds. [Fund #2739-2260]

Issue: Current grant funding expired August 31, 2021. The District Attorney’s Office has not received notice of award for the new grant. Unless this item is approved, personnel working under said grant will not be paid after August 31, 2021.

Solution: Grant a 90-day payroll extension for employees working under this grant.

Result: The District Attorney’s Office will continue to improve quality of prosecuting criminals charged with border crimes as defined by Texas Government Code 772.007(a)(1).

Background:

The District Attorney's Office utilizes this grant to keep improving the quality of prosecutions specifically in the area of organized crime / criminal enterprise cases. This grant is continuation of the current existing grant. The grant pays for the following 5 personnel positions:

Regional counsel
Border prosecutors (2)
Criminal investigator
Paralegal

Previous Court Action:

The grant application was approved by Commissioners Court on February 22, 2021.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	2739
Funding Source:	2260
Balance:	NA
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact to the General Fund.

Attachments
Letter of Intent
Application
Resolution