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File #: 21-4838    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 9/7/2021 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 9/14/2021 Final action: 9/14/2021
Title: Request by the Sheriff for approval to temporarily transfer general funds in the amount of $40,000 for the FY 2022 Freedom Project Program.
Attachments: 1. 21-4838

Department: Sheriff

 

Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA:

Regular RCA

Supplemental RCA

 

Type of Request: Grant

 

Project ID (if applicable):

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Office of the Governor

MWDBE Participation (if applicable):

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request by the Sheriff for approval to temporarily transfer general funds in the amount of $40,000 for the FY 2022 Freedom Project Program.

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Background and Discussion:

The Freedom Project, funded through the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment grant, provides re-entry services for four employees.

 

Expected Impact:

The awarding of this grant was unexpectedly delayed by the grantor but it is anticipated that we will receive this award within the next 30 days and will be presented to Commissioners Court for approval at that time.

 

 

 

Alternative Options:

 

 

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

Justice and Safety

Economic Opportunity

Housing

Public Health

 

 

Transportation

Flooding

Environment

Governance and Customer Service

Prior Court Action (if any):

The application for this grant was approved by the Court on February 26, 2021.

 

 

Location:

Address (if applicable list below):

 

 

Countywide

Precinct 1

Precinct 2

 

Precinct 3

Precinct 4Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Sheriff’s Office

FY 21-22

Estimates

 

 

 

FY 22

Next 3 FYs

Incremental Expenditures

Labor Expenditures

40K

-

-

Non-Labor Expenditures

-

-

-

Total Incremental Expenditures

40K

-

-

Funding Sources (General Fund, PIC Fund, Debt or CP, Grants, or Other - Please Specify)

Existing Budget

General Fund

40K

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

Total Current Budget

40K

-

-

Additional Budget Requested

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

Total Additional Budget Requested

-

-

-

Total Funding Sources

40K

-

-

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

Additional Positions Requested

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Implementation Date: October 1, 2021

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note:

Not an emergency, disaster recovery, or COVID-19 related item

 

Emergency Item

COVID-19 related Item

Disaster Recovery related Item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: LaStacia Spencer, Grant Analyst, Sheriff’s Office

 

Attachments (if applicable): Form 1278