Department: Sheriff
Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): GY25_NORTHSTAR
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Sheriff's Office for approval to accept from the Texas Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division grant funds in the amount of $51,861, with no cash match, for the FY 2025 Operation North Star project.
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Background and Discussion:
This project has two components: (1) overtime funding for targeted law enforcement operations in areas with high rates of violent crime, and (2) overtime funding for community engagement forums to address the negative perception of law enforcement in areas with the greatest amount of gang and violent crime. This grant has no statutory cash match requirements and will require no local discretionary funding. The grant period is October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Expected Impact:
This project will enable us to provide additional enforcement in high crime areas and to increase the overall level of cooperation between citizens and law enforcement. There will be no impact to the general fund.
Alternative Options:
Not accepting this grant award would cause the Sheriff's Office to forfeit the opportunity to receive these grant funds.
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
Date
Agenda Item #
Action Taken
2/27/24
248
Application
Location: Countywide
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
Fiscal and Personnel Summary
Service Name
FY2025 Operation North ...
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