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8/28/23,12:35 PM MVC PATaskforoe Grant Negotiation Budget Narrative due to the rural areas we work. TF Investigators routinely need to make traffic stops on suspect vehicles and do not always have marked units available. Three light packages at $1,800.00 ea x 3 = $5,400.00. Three sirens at $700 ea x 3 = $2,100.00. Total of $7,500.00 G. Supplies and Direct Operating Expenses (DOE) Registration Fees: $200 registration fee on TAVTI Conference (x) 4 investigators = $800 Shop/field Supplies: Supplies for TF investigators used in the identification of vehicle's identification numbers such as steel wool, WD -40, paint stripper, towels, sandpaper, hand cleaner, and specialized tools. Telephone Service/Cellular is based on current average monthly rates for cellular service for four Task Force Officers. Office Supplies: Supplies for TF Investigators such as pens, paper, and toner cartridges for printers for the Task Force operation. Fuel: Based on current expenses for one Task Force vehicle used daily plus the addition of three new vehicles. Based on an average monthly gallons of fuel currently used at 80 gallons for one vehicle (x) 4 for each vehicle = 320 gallons per month. Price per gallon estimated at $3.29/gallon = $1052 fuel cost per month (x) 12 months = $12,633.60. This would be a cash match from each agency of $3,158.40 to total the $12,633.60. Maintenance: Oil Change maintenance of approximately $60 every two months = $360/year (x) 4 Task Force vehicles = $1440.00 total. OBD Readers: Purchase of two OBD readers for VIN verification on vehicles using the ECM, one for each of the new investigators being added to the task force. Revenue Indicate Source of Cash and In -Kind Matches for the proposed program. Click on links to go to match detail pages for entry of data. Source of Cash Match Paris PD- Fringe Grantee $24,523 Paris PD - Fuel Costs Grantee $3,159 Lamar County SO - Fringe Subgrantee $22,573 Lamar County SO - Fuel Costs Subgrantee $3,159 Hopkins County SO - Fringe Subgrantee $23,220 Hopkins County SO - Fuel Costs Subgrantee $3,158 New Boston PD - Fringe Subgrantee $14,548 New Boston PD - Fuel Costs Subgrantee $3,158 Total Cash Match $97,498 The Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force was established in the early 1990's. The multi jurisdictional Task Force is currently comprised of two participating law enforcement agencies that include Paris Police Department and Lamar County and wished to add Hopkins County and New Boston Police Department this year if funded. There are currently two full time criminal investigators assigned to the multi jurisdictional Task Force, dedicating 100% of their time as Task Force Investigators with two more being added. These Investigators are licensed Texas Peace Officers. The Task Force serves a large 10 county coverage area to answer calls for assistance that is mainly rural in composition. The population within the 10 counties is 509,352 (2020 US Census) and there are 541,426 registered vehicles (2022 DMtq. The coverage area is comprised of five counties that border Oklahoma. Task Force Detectives maintain a good working relationship with Oklahoma Authorities (Choctaw Co, Bryan Co, McCurtain Co, Oklahoma https://mvcpa.tamu.edu/NegatiationrrFGPdntApplication.asp?AppID-225&FiscalYear-2024 5/12