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RESOLUTION NO. 2006-036 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR A JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM (JAG) GRANT; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR A LAMAR COUNTY FELONY CRIMES UNIT; ACCEPTING SAID GRANT AWARD UPON NOTICE THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID GRANT UPON NOTICE THEREOF; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG), provides funding for local law enforcement grants; and, WHEREAS, the City of Par is has been notified of the availability of funding under said Grant Program, and it is deemed appropriate that the City of Paris make application for the funds available to develop the Lamar County Felony Crimes Unit to continue to improve local law enforcement in the City of Paris; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris is desirous of processing a grant application for the development of said Felony Crimes Unit to be operated for a period of 18 months beginning Aprill, 2006 and ending September 30, 2007; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has agreed that in the event ofloss or misuse of the Criminal Justice Division funds, City Council of the City of Paris assures that the funds will be returned to the Criminal Justice Division in full; and, 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 P ARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That an application be made to the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for a Justice Assistance Grant Program grant (JAG) for the development of the Lamar County Felony Crimes Unit.