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File #: 21-4835    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 accept from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles grant funds in the amount of $853,100, with a required cash match of $188,256, for the FY 2022 Auto Theft Unit Program.
Attachments: 1. 21-4835

Department: Sheriff

 

Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA:

Regular RCA

Supplemental RCA

 

Type of Request: Grant

 

Project ID (if applicable): N/A

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority

MWDBE Participation (if applicable): N/A

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request by the Sheriff for approval to accept from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles grant funds in the amount of $853,100, with a required cash match of $188,256, for the FY 2022 Auto Theft Unit Program.

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Background and Discussion:

This grant provides funding for the 23 Auto Theft positions. The grant period is September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022.

 

Expected Impact:

This grant award will enable the Sheriff’s Office Auto Theft Unit to continue its activities.

 

Alternative Options:

Not accepting this award would jeopardize the 23 Auto Theft positions and would reduce our ability to provide auto theft investigations.

 

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

Justice and Safety

Economic Opportunity

Housing

Public Health

 

 

Transportation

Flooding

Environment

Governance and Customer ServicePrior Court Action (if any):

The Court approved the application for this grant on June 29, 2021

Location:

Address (if applicable list below):

 

 

Countywide

Precinct 1

Precinct 2

 

Precinct 3

Precinct 4Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

-

FY 21-22

Estimates

 

 

 

FY 22

Next 3 FYs

Incremental Expenditures

Labor Expenditures

1,294.9955K

1,294.9955K

-

Non-Labor Expenditures

119.068K

119.068K

-

Total Incremental Expenditures

1,414.0635K

1,414.0635K

-

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

Existing Budget

General Fund

987.5135K

987.5135K

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

987.5135K

987.5135K

-

Total Current Budget

-

-

-

Additional Budget Requested

Grant

426.55K

426.55K

-

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

Total Additional Budget Requested

426.55K

426.55K

-

Total Funding Sources

1,414.0635K

1,414.0635K

-

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

Additional Positions Requested

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Implementation Date:

The grant period starts on September 1, 2021 and ends on August 31, 2022.

 

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: Jazmin Gonzales, Grant Analyst, Sheriff’s Office

 

Attachments (if applicable):

Court Order, Statement of Grant Award