19 Motion to authorize a $20,340 Justice Assistance Grant, and Interlocal Agreement with Lamar County

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CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LAMAR COITNTY, TEXAS, SHERIFF'S OFFICE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT Amount Requested: $20,340 ($10,170 for the City of Paris and $10,170 for Lamaz County) CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET NARRATIVE Amount Requested: The City of Paris, Texas, Police Department is respectfully requesting $20,340.00 of the total funds allocated to the disparate jurisdictions. Budget: Yeaz 1: 10 Workstation Computers, TOTAL REQUEST $10,170 Narrative: The proposed expenditure will allow the City of Paris Police Department to replace seriously outda.ted desktop computers used in the Criminal Investigation Division and Patrol Division. These computers aze used for ongoing crimina.l investigations, initial offense investigations and the operation of the department's records management system. LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUDGET NARRATIVE Amount Requested: The Lamar County, Texas, Sheriff--s Office is respectfully requesting $10,170of the total funds allocated to the disparate jurisdictions. Budget: 2009 Year Model Police Vehicle $22,000 Less: Cash match from the County of Lamaz (11,830.00) TOTAL REQUEST $10,170.00 Narrative: The proposed expenditures will assist the Lamaz County Sheriffs Office in providing a comprehensive approach to address crime, hold offenders accountable, protect and support crime victims, and enhance law enforcement initiatives by providing it with the necessary tools. T'he requested police vehicle is a necessary and crucial purchase to help increase Lamar County's capacity to prevent and control crime in their 894 square mile jurisdiction. Sheriff's Office vehicles average about 120,000 miles per vehicle per yeaz, and the reliability of a vehicle is a concern for any officer responding to a ca11 or providing day or night patrol of the area. - 000176