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WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the Mayor, City Manager, and <br />appropriate City staff to accept and implement said grant (if same is received) without further <br />action of City Council; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all <br />things approved. <br /> <br /> Section 2. That the City of Paris, having been certified as a disparate jurisdiction along <br />with Lamar County, hereby agrees to apply for not more than one-half of the funds available to <br />it and Lamar County under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, same being <br />$83,483.00, with Lamar County making application for not more than the remaining one-half. <br /> <br /> Section 3. That an application be made to the United States Department of Justice, <br />Bureau of Justice Assistance, for a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program grant in the <br />amount of $41,742.00, with the City of Paris providing $4,367.00 in the form of local funds, for <br />the purchase of one (1) motor vehicle for the Services Division, one (1) computerized inkless <br />fingerprinting system, one (1) video capture system, and three (3) stop sticks. <br /> <br /> Section 4. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, appointed as the Authorized <br />Official of said project and is authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, <br />an application for said grant. <br /> <br /> Section 5. That the Chief of the Paris Police Department be, and he is hereby, appointed <br />as Project Director and is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver, on behalf of the <br />City of Paris, all reports, communications, assurances, and documents necessary for the <br />completion of said project. <br /> <br /> Section 6. That the Director of Finance be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to <br />serve as the Financial Officer for said project and to receive and distribute funds for the purchase <br />of one (1) motor vehicle for the Services Division, one (1) computerized inkless fingerprinting <br />system, one (1) video capture system, and three (3) stop sticks. <br /> <br /> Section 7. That the Mayor, City Manager, the Chief of the Paris Police Department, and <br />the Finance Director be authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, any <br />and all documents necessary for acceptance and implementation of said grant upon notice of <br />award thereof by the U. S. Department of Justice, under the terms and conditions and in the <br />forms approved by the City Attorney, and to proceed with use of said funds upon receipt thereof <br />for the purposes stated herein and in accordance with the grant conditions. <br /> <br />Section 8. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage. <br /> <br /> <br />