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Meeting Date:	09/12/2022
County Essential Services Grant
Submitted for:	Isidro Alaniz	Submitted By:	David Sanchez
Department:	District Attorney

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to ratify the submission of a County Essential Services grant application by Economic Development on behalf of the District Attorney's Office; to the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office in an amount estimated at $319,092. This grant will cover extraordinary costs associated with investigation or prosecution of a capital murder or crimes committed because of bias or prejudice as defined in Article 104.004 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This formal request shall authorize the County Judge to execute all relevant documents, including the resolution; and any other matters incident thereto. There is no cash match requirement for this grant; All required documents were sent for review through the Economic Development Department and the solicitation is compliant with the Webb County Single Point of Contact (SPOC) procedures. Contract Term: September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. [Requested by Isidro "Chilo" Alaniz, District Attorney]

Issue: Costs associated with investigation / or prosecution of a capital murder or crimes committed because of bias or prejudice can be extraordinary. Some expenditures that may be incurred within these types of cases are costs related to expert witness, prosecution costs, courtroom security, juror expenses, and investigative services resulting in a need for additional financial resources.

Solution: Governing Body approval to submit the grant application for funding.

Result: The District Attorney’s Office will have an opportunity to request financial assistance to help defray the costs associated with the investigation/or prosecution of a capital murder or crimes committed because of bias or prejudice as defined in Article 104.004 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Background:

This grant will reimburse counties for costs incurred for the investigation and/or prosecution of capital murder or crimes committed because of bias or prejudice as defined in Article 104.004 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Eligible costs may include expert witness fees and travel; Trial exhibit costs; Additional courtroom security; Juror expenses; Investigative services; Court reporter fees (original transcripts only); Costs associated with change of venue including detention services; Prosecution costs; Other costs associated with trial and prosecution of crimes under Sec. 19.03 of the Penal Code or Article 42.014 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Previous Court Action:

N/A

Fiscal Impact

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

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Letter of Intent
Funding Announcement
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