13-15 -Memo - Authorizing Inter-Local Agreements with Lamar County-Hopkins-New Boston for Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Grant

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Item Nos. 13-15 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council Grayson Path, Interim City Manager FROM: Richard W. Salter, Jr., Chief of Police SUBJECT: RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING INTER -LOCAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS AND LAMAR COUNTY, HOPKINS COUNTY, AND THE CITY OF NEW BOSTON PURSUANT TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY GRANT FOR FY -2024 DATE: September 25, 2023 BACKGROUND: For several years the Paris Police Department has managed and benefited from the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) Grant. The Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) exists to empower local law enforcement agencies and communities to combat and prevent statewide motor vehicle crime. The MVCPA is an evidence based, strategy driven and community -centric network to support regional taskforces, improve coordination, deploy equipment and provide clear messaging to end motor vehicle crime. The Authority seeks to support regional and statewide law enforcement responses to obtain best outcomes for Texas. MVCPA fosters a statewide collaborative network to combat motor vehicle burglary, motor vehicle theft and fraud -related motor vehicle crime. MVCPA also funds education campaigns to inform automobile owners of methods to prevent motor vehicle burglary or theft. MVCPA issues grants to law enforcement agencies (referred to as Taskforces) and educates the public to act and use prevention techniques to fulfill its mission. MVCPA uses the appropriated funds to provide effective coverage of the state through the cooperative network of law enforcement groups, prosecutors, insurance industry representatives, local tax assessor -collectors, and concerned citizens to combat motor vehicle crime through enforcement, prevention, public information, and education initiatives. STATUS OF ISSUE: In an effort to expand the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force, (Task Force) the Paris Police Department Lamar County Sheriff's Office, Hopkins County Sheriff s Office and the New Boston