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November 8, 2002
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PARIS A
WAIVER OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR A GRANT FROM THE
JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM;
DESIGNATING LAMAR COUNTY AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE CITY'S
SHARE OF SAID GRANT, WITH THE CITY OF PARIS PARTICIPATING
IN THE JUVENILE CRIME ENFORCEMENT COALITION CREATED BY
LAMAR COUNTY; APPROVING THE FORM OF THE AFORESAID
GRANT WAIVER OF APPLICATION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
OF SAID WAIVER; AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE JUVENILE
CRIME ENFORCEMENT COALITION CREATED BY LAMAR COUNTY;
AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE; MAKING
OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, provides funding for
the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant Program; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Paris is eligible to apply for a direct grant of funds in the amount
of $16,083.00, requiring a 10% cash match in the amount of $1,608.00; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Paris has the option of waiving its eligibility to apply and to
designate a neighboring city or county as the recipient of the allocated amount; and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed appropriate that the City of Paris waive its eligibility to apply
for said grant and designate Lamar County as the recipient of the allocated amount, with the City
of Paris participating in the Juvenile Crime Enforcement Coalition created by Lamar County;
and,
WHEREAS, the form of the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant Waiver of
Application, attached hereto as Exhibit A, should, in all things, be approved, and the City
Manager should be authorized to execute the same; 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 waiver of the City of Paris's eligibility to apply for a Juvenile
Accountability Incentive Block Grant and designating Lamar County as the recipient of the
allocated amount be, and the same is hereby, approved.
Section 3. That the form of the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant Waiver
of Application, attached hereto as Exhibit A, be, and the same is hereby, approved.
Section 4. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to
execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant
Waiver of Application, under the terms and conditions and in the form shown in Exhibit A,
attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes.
Section 5. That the City of Paris's participation in the Juvenile Crime Enforcement
Coalition created by Lamar County be, and the same is hereby, approved.
Section 6. That the Chief of the Paris Police Department be, and he is hereby, appointed
to serve as the representative of the City of Paris on the Lamar County Juvenile Crime
Enforcement Coalition.
Section 7. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 1 lth day of November, 2002.
Michael J. Pfiester, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Larry W. Schenk, City Attorney