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WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the Mayor, City Manager, and appropriate City staff to accept and implement said grant (if same is received) without further action of City Council; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the City of Paris, having been certified as a disparate jurisdiction along with Lamar County, hereby agrees to act as fiscal agent and to apply for not more than one-half of the funds available to it and Lamar County under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (formerly known as the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program), same being $12,689.00, with Lamar County making application for not more than the remaining one-half, as reflected in that Interlocal Agreement between the City of Paris and Lamar County, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, and the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute and the City Clerk to attest to said Interlocal Agreement. Section 3. That an application be made to the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program in the amount of$12,389.00, with the City of Paris required to provide no matching funds, for the furnishing and delivery of four (4) Mobile Vision Video Cameras for patrol units. Section 4. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, appointed as the Authorized Official of said project and is authorized and directed to execute, on behalf ofthe City of Paris, an application for said grant. Section 5. That the Chief of the Paris Police Department be, and he is hereby, appointed as Project Director and is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver, on behalf of the City of Paris, all reports, communications, assurances, and documents necessary for the completion of said project. Section 6. That the Director of Finance be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to serve as the Financial Officer for said project and to receive and distribute funds for the purchase of the furnishing and delivery of four (4) Mobile Vision Video Cameras for patrol units. Section 7. That the Mayor, City Manager, the Chief ofthe Paris Police Department, and the Finance Director be authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, any and all documents necessary for acceptance and implementation of said grant upon notice of award thereof by the U. S. Department of Justice, under the terms and conditions and in the forms approved by the City Attorney, and to proceed with use of said funds upon receipt thereof for the purposes stated herein and in accordance with the grant conditions.