Ordinance authorizing acceptance of a grant from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority in the amount of $894,028.00 with a City cash match of $191,860.00 and an in-kind match of $770,606.00 for a total project cost of $1,856,494.00 for salaries, overtime, and fringe benefits for four sworn officers and three civilians and for operational needs for the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Auto Theft Task Force; designating the Chief of Police as the authorized official, the Deputy Chief of Police of the Criminal Investigations Division as Program Director, and the Director of Finance, or Director of Finance’s designee, as financial officer for this grant; and authorizing four sworn and three civilian positions that currently exist; appropriating FY 2025 funding of $894,028.00 in the Police Grants Fund and, subject to FY 2026 budget approval, appropriating the necessary remaining cash match and in-kind match.

Committee

City Council

Introduced

July 24, 2025

On agenda

September 2, 2025

Passed

September 9, 2025

Enacted

September 9, 2025

Enactment no.

033751

Where it was heard

City Council Sep 9, 2025 passed on second reading Pass City Council Sep 2, 2025 passed on first reading Pass

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