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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2001-112 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR A LOCAL <br />LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT; AUTHORIZING THE <br />EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; ACCEPTING SAID GRANT AWARD UPON <br />NOTICE THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ANY AND <br />ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND <br />IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID GRANT UPON NOTICE THEREOF; <br />MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE <br />SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Local <br />Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, provides funding for local law enforcement grants; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris and Lamar County have been notified of the availability of <br />$117,394.00 in funding under said Grant Program, and it is deemed appropriate that the entities, <br />having been certified as disparate jurisdictions, agree to each make application for not more than <br />one-half of the funds available in order to effectively comply with the intent of said program; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris is desirous of processing a grant <br />application for the purchase of computer-aided dispatch and records software in the amount of <br />$58,697.00, being one-half of the funds available, with $6,522.00 to be provided by the City of <br />Paris in the form of local funds; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, as a condition of the receipt of said grant, the City participated in an <br />Advisory Board meeting conducted on July 13, 2001; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, as a further condition of the receipt of said grant, the City, following due <br />notice, conducted a public hearing on July 16, 2001, to receive input from the citizens of Paris <br />regarding the expenditure of said funds received under said grant; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, application for said grant must occur by or before July 25,2001; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interests of the citizens of Paris that the City <br />of Paris apply for said Grant for the purchase of computer-aided dispatch and records software to <br />continue to improve local law enforcement in the city of Paris; and; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the Mayor, City Manager, and <br />appropriate City staff to accept and implement said grant (if same is received) without further <br />action of City Council; NOW, THEREFORE, <br />