Legislation Details

File #: 24-7072    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 10/30/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 11/12/2024 Final action: 11/12/2024
Title: 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.

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):

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Action Taken

2/27/24

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Application

 

Location: Countywide

Address (if applicable):

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

FY2025 Operation North Star

 

 

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Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

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Total Funding Request

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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

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Anticipated Court Date: November 12, 2024

 

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): October 1, 2024

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Amanet Habte, Grant Analyst, Sheriff’s Office

 

Attachments (if applicable): Grant Award and Court Order