1988-135-RES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore in Resolution No. 87-097 authorize an

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continuation page l5b Texas Narcotics Control Program, and our opportunities to interface with other Task Forces throughout Texas, we foresee an effective, statewide communication net- work evolving from this program of the Governor's Office. Realizing the untimely nature of the Court System, we do not anticipate sizeable, immediate Program Income, but we do anticipate some program income in'the following year from seizures of the past twelve months. As we accelerate our activities under the present District Attorney contracts and expand to provide for additional DA con- tracts, we hope produce such Program Income as to be able to meet the 25 percent match required for future funding following the grant period of this application. Approach: Statement of Tasks Involved: We plan to pursue contracting with other agencies to widen our territory and with additional District Attorneys to increase our Program Income potential. We antici- pate some lag time following the more than 100 indictments we expect next month, as we shift personnel.from one location to another. As in the past, the Task Force Director will act as Project Director and be respon- sible for all record keeping and reporting to the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's Office. The Finance Officer will continue to assume financial reporting and auditing responsibilities with the Criminal Justice Division and to oversee the disbursal of funds, including confidential funds, in accordance with the Guidelines for Control and Use of Confidential Funds. - --- The Project Director will continue as laison to the Task Force Advisory Board, Lamar and Red River County Sheriffs and Paris Police Chief, as well as other law enforce- ment agency heads, should the territory expand. While we will continue to impact direct narcotics trafficking, we intend to increase our efforts at marijuana eradi cati on and seizures of cl andesti ne' 1 abs. Projected Accomplishments: We plan to at least exceed our performance for this period last year. Our reports to CJD reflect more than 200 cases worked, with 40 felony indictments, but do not reflect the more"than 100 'felony indictments we expect next month. We plan to match or exceed our effort that resulted in the eradication of $3 million worth of marijuana, the seizure of $50,000 in land and real property, and the conviction on attempted murder charges of the perpetrator who shot the DPS helicopter, yet to be tried on five addi- tional felony counts. We plan to seize more clandestine labs, our past performance being the seizure of labs capable of producing one half million dollars worth of methamphetamine per "cook." We will see increased felony indictments as we widen our area of operation. We will enter into additional District Attorney contracts. With CJD approval, we will increase our manpower, our performance, and our rate of convictions.',:We will begin to generate viable Program Income through increased seizures and forfeitures and existing seizures that have been tied up in court.