2008-060-RES AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AND LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS TO MAKE APPLICATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR A JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM (JAG) GRANT TO SERIOUSLY OUTDATED DESTOP COMPUTERS

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CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LAMAR CpUNTY, TEXAS, SHERIFF'S OFFICE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL NSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT Amount Requested: $20,340 ($10,170 for the City of Paris and $10,170 for Lamar County) CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET NARRA'TIVE 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: Year 1: 10 Workstation Computers, TOTAL REQUEST $10,170 Narrative: The proposed expenditure will -allow the City of Paris Police Department to replace seriously outdated desktop computers used in the Criminal Investigation Division and Patrol Division. These computers are used for ongoing criminal investigarions, initial offense investigations and the operation of the department's records management system. I,AMAR CpiTNTY, TEXAS, SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUDGET NARRATIVE Amount Requested: "The Lamar County, Texas, Sheriif---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 Lamar (11,830.00) TOTAL REQUEST $10,170.00 Narrahve: The proposed expenditures will assist the Lamar County Sheriff s 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 necessaty 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.