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WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Texas Transportation Code Chapter 1006 and Texas Administrative Code Title 43, Part 3, Chapter 57, entities are eligible to receive grants from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority to provide financial supportto law enforcement agencies for economic automobile theft enforcement teams and to combat motor vehicle burglary in the jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the Northeast Texas Auto TheftTask Force has a coverage of 8,000 square miles encompassing ten (10) counties in northeast Texas, responsible for investigating all auto thefts, burglary motor vehicle, and related crimes, whether covert or overt; and WHEREAS, the Task Force performs inspections on salvage yards, dealers, repair shops, and scrap metal yards; and WHEREAS, this grant program will assist the City of Paris Police Department in combatting motor vehicle burglary for fiscal year 2027 (September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027); and WHEREAS, Since 1994, with the assistance of the Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority, the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force has been in existence under this grant to combat motor vehicle burglary and theft; and WHEREAS, City of Paris agrees that in the event of loss or misuse of the grant funds, City of Paris assures that the grant funds will be returned in full to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority. NOW, THEREFORE,RESOLVED BY 1 OF THE CITY OF '' ' ' THAT: Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved and incorporated herein by references for all purposes.