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MVCPA Taskforce Grant Negotiation <br />https://mvcpa.tamu.edu/Negotiation/TFGPrintApplication.asp?App1D=225 & <br />Budget Narrative <br />A. Personnel <br />This salary will provide for a City of Paris Detective assigned to the program the ability to devote 100% of his time (based on a 40 hour <br />work week) towards the Program. He will be responsible for investigating motor vehicle thefts, burglary of vehicles, identifying stolen <br />vehicles, identifying prolific offenders, and other auto related crimes. This Detective will serve as the Program Manager and Task <br />Force Commander. The Detective will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Task Force, record keeping, compiling data, <br />submitting of quarterly progress reports and end of year reports to the MVCPA, preparation of the Task Force Grant Proposal, and <br />scheduling 68-A inspections with the assistance of a CID Secretary not assigned to the Task Force. The Detective will apprehend and <br />arrest suspects, develop intelligence information, attend intelligence meetings, conduct surveillance operations, and covert operations. <br />The Detective will also be committed to assisting other agencies in the program coverage area with the same types of investigations. <br />The Detective will educate the public through public service programs on preventative methods to keep auto related crimes from <br />occurring to them. The Detective will hold a Texas Peace Officers license certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. <br />B. Fringe <br />Fringe for Social Security Tax/Medicare 7.65%, TMRS Retirement 5.77%, Long Term Disability Ins 0.17%, Worker's Comp 1.070%, <br />Medicare 1.45%, Life insurance $5.85 per month, and Health Care $625 per month, calculated from rates received through City of <br />Paris Finance Office in August 2023. This would total $24,523 and all be towards the City of Paris Cash Match <br />C. Overtime <br />$6760 for overtime has been requested for each investigator assigned to the task force. TF Investigators respond to call outs for <br />investigations outside of normal working hours frequently. They will also perform community outreach programs during weekends <br />outside of normal working hours. This additional funding will assist the participating agencies cover the costs of these call outs and <br />programs. <br />D. Professional and Contract Services <br />The Project Detectives position is a full time assignment to the Task Force. Detectives will devote 100% of their time to performing <br />criminal investigations relating to Auto theft, Auto Burglary, Insurance Fraud, and other relevant crimes as well as performing a variety <br />of public service programs to keep the public aware of current trends and how to protect themselves from auto related crimes. <br />Detectives will apprehend and arrest suspects, develop intelligence information, attend intelligence meetings, and conduct surveillance <br />operations throughout our coverage area. They will conduct 68-A inspections, salvage yard inspections, and business inspections. <br />Task Force Detectives will arrests suspects and file cases with the district attorneys offices. TF Detectives will provide instruction and <br />assistance to our coverage agencies on auto related crimes. All TF Detectives hold a Texas Peace Officers license certified by the <br />Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. The Lamar County SO (LCSO) Detective will be a full time assignment to the Task Force. <br />They will be directly supervised by the Chief Deputy of the LCSO who reports to the Sheriff of Lamar County. They will be stationed in <br />Lamar County in a joint office space with the Paris Police Department Detective/Commander. The Hopkins County SO (HCSO) <br />Detective be a full time assignment to the Task Force. They will report to the Chef Deputy of HCSO and be mainly stationed in Hopkins <br />County. The New Boston Police Department Detective will be a full time assignment to the Task Force. They will report to the New <br />Boston Criminal Investigative Division and be mainly stationed in New Boston. Lamar County SO Fringe: Social Security Tax/Medicare <br />7.65%, Retirement 14.45%, Worker's Comp 3.43%, health insurance & life insurance $855.92 per month, and Unemployment 0.33% <br />calculated from rates received through Lamar County Finance Office in August 2023. This would total $22,573 and be Lamar County <br />SO Cash Match. Hopkins County SO Fringe: Social Security 7.65%, Retirement 14.52%, Unemployment .0024%, Workers Comp <br />.0052%, Health Insurance $8,100.00, and Life Insurance 2.28%. This would total $23,220 and be Hopkins County SO Cash Match. <br />New Boston PD Fringe: Retirement 10%, Health Dental & Vision Insurance $779 per month. This would total $14,548 and be New <br />Boston PD cash Match. $6760 for overtime has been requested for each investigator assigned to the task force. TF Investigators <br />respond to call outs for investigations outside of normal working hours frequently. They will also perform community outreach <br />programs during weekends outside of normal working hours. This additional funding will assist the participating agencies cover the <br />costs of these call outs and programs. <br />E. Travel <br />Four rooms for TAVTI Convention $135 (x) 4 rooms = $540 per day (x) 4 days = $2,160. Per diem estimated at $60.50 average per <br />day per investigator (x) 4 investigators = $242.00/day (x) 4 days = $968.00. Total travel expense $3,128.00. Two rooms for NICB Auto <br />Theft Training course for two new Detectives estimated at approximately $125 (x) 2 rooms = $250 per day (x) 3 days = $750.00. Per <br />Diem estimated at $60 max per day per investigator (x) 2 investigators = $120.00/day (x) 3 days = $360.00. total Travel expense <br />$1110.00. <br />F. Equipment <br />Vehicles: The task force wishes to purchase three 1/2 ton 4 -wheel drive crew cab pickups to replace a Nissan Titan crew cab truck <br />currently owned by the City of Paris being used by a TF Investigator as well as provide trucks for each of the two new investigators. <br />The new trucks would be used by TF investigators to travel and work out of performing daily duties, including investigations and 68-A <br />inspections in multiple counties. A 4X4 is necessary to be able to check vehicles and equipment in fields, oil lease roads, pipeline right <br />of ways and dirt roads in our rural counties not accessible by a two -wheel drive vehicle. Crew cabs are essential so that gear and tools <br />used daily that cannot be store in the bed or a tool box can be kept in the back seat area of the trucks. Trucks are useful in that they <br />can be used to haul stolen property for secure storage and not have to use a wrecker service and the victim incur towing and storage <br />fees. The vehicles would be purchased at $45,000 per vehicle, for a total of $135,000. MDTs: Purchase of two MDT Tablets and docks <br />to go in the new TF vehicles. Having a MDT in our vehicles is necessary to perform any of our investigations and conduct 68-a <br />inspections. These tablets are also able to be removed from the vehicles to be portable if needed. Printers: Purchase of four (4) <br />PocketJet Thermal Printers to be used inside TF Vehicles for use during 68-a inspections and printing documents needed while out in <br />the field. Each printer has a two year warranty and is compact to not take up much room in the vehicle. These would replace two <br />current printers, one of which does not work and one that is in poor condition, and provide a printer for two new TF Investigators. Four <br />Printers @ $637.50 ea = $2550. Radios: Purchase of three (3) Multiple -Protocol Digital & Analog Mobile Radios and mounts for the <br />three new task force vehicles (if approved). Mobile Radios in each of the units are necessary for TF Investigators to be able to stay in <br />contact with dispatch and other Officers/Investigators as needed. Three radios @ $3203.33 ea = $9610 The Task Force utilizes a <br />4 of 13 09/18/2023, 10:01 PM <br />