2001-112-RES AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR LOCAL EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-112
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR A LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT; AUTHORIZING THE
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; 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, Local
Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, provides funding for local law enforcement grants; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Paris and Lamar County have been notified of the availability of
$117,394.00 in funding under said Grant Program, and it is deemed appropriate that the entities,
having been certified as disparate jurisdictions, agree to each make application for not more than
one-half of the funds available in order to effectively comply with the intent of said program; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris is desirous of processing a grant
application for the purchase of computer-aided dispatch and records software in the amount of
$58,697.00, being one-half of the funds available, with $6,522.00 to be provided by the City of
Paris in the form of local funds; and,
WHEREAS, as a condition of the receipt of said grant, the City participated in an
Advisory Board meeting conducted on July 13, 2001; and,
WHEREAS, as a further condition of the receipt of said grant, the City, following due
notice, conducted a public hearing on July 16, 2001, to receive input from the citizens of Paris
regarding the expenditure of said funds received under said grant; and,
WHEREAS, application for said grant must occur by or before July 25,2001; and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interests of the citizens of Paris that the City
of Paris apply for said Grant for the purchase of computer-aided dispatch and records software to
continue to improve local law enforcement in the city of Paris; 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 PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That the City of Paris, having been certified as a disparate jurisdiction along
with Lamar County, hereby agrees to apply for not more than one-half of the funds available to
it and Lamar County under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, same being
$117,394.00, with Lamar County making application for not more than the remaining one-half.
Section 3. That an application be made to the United States Department of Justice, Bureau
of Justice Assistance, for a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program grant in the amount of
$58,697.00 for the purchase of computer-aided dispatch and records software, with the City of
Paris providing $6,522.00 in the form of local funds,
Section 4. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, appointed as the Authorized
Official of said project and is authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris,
an application for said grant.
Section 5. That the Chief of the Paris Police Department be, and he is hereby, appointed
as Project Director and is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver, on behalf of the
City of Paris, all reports, communications, assurances, and documents necessary for the
completion of said project.
Section 6. That the Director of Finance be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to
serve as the Financial Officer for said project and to receive and distribute funds for the purchase
of computer-aided dispatch and records software.
Section 7. That the Mayor, City Manager, the Chief of the Paris Police Department, and
the Finance Director be authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, any and
all documents necessary for acceptance and implementation of said grant upon notice of award
thereof by the U. S. Department of Justice, under the terms and conditions and in the forms
approved by the City Attorney, and to proceed with use of said funds upon receipt thereof for the
purposes stated herein and in accordance with the grant conditions.
Section 8. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 16th day of July, 2001.
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: