12 - POLICE BODY CAMERA GRANT 2016

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Draft RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS APPROVING THE SUBMISSION BY THE PARIS POLICE DEPARTMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR THE PURCHASE OF BODY WORN CAMERAS AND UPGRADED COMPUTER STORAGE FOR VIDEOS; 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 Criminal justice Division of the Governor's Office provides funding for body camera grants; and, WHEREAS, in keeping up with the technological demands of modern policing and to further contribute to the agency's efforts to further transparency in its law enforcement operations, the Paris Police Department desires to purchase body -worn cameras for its patrol division; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Texas Occupations Code Sec. 1701.652, a police department of a municipality in this state may apply to the Office of the Governor for such grants under a matching funds program; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris desires to apply for a body camera grant under the project name "Body Cameras 2016 ", the application being attached hereto as Exhibit "A ", in the amount of $39,375.00 including a cash match from the city totaling $7,875.00 for procuring a minimum of 42 body cameras and the associated increase of storage capacity of our servers; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas has agreed that in the event of loss or misuse of the grant funds, the City of Paris, Texas assures that the grant funds will be returned in full to the Criminal justice Division of the Governor's Office. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. The City Manager of the City of Paris, Texas is designated as the Authorized Official to apply for, accept, decline, modify, or cancel the grant application for the Body Camera 2016 Grant Program and all other necessary documents to accept said grant.